Brandon Arcole, Singh Karan B, Sonnier William
College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, USA.
Internal Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Apr 28;16(4):e59209. doi: 10.7759/cureus.59209. eCollection 2024 Apr.
A chest wall mass can result from a diversity of underlying disease processes ranging from benign to a site of distant metastasis. The chest wall is a rare site for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) metastasis. Delayed diagnosis can occur when presenting symptoms are not typical of esophageal pathology, and advanced-stage EAC has a high morbidity and low survival rates. Our case demonstrates a rare and unusual presentation of EAC with a poor outcome due to delayed diagnosis.
胸壁肿块可由多种潜在疾病过程引起,范围从良性到远处转移灶。胸壁是食管腺癌(EAC)转移的罕见部位。当出现的症状不具有食管病变的典型特征时,可能会出现诊断延迟,而晚期EAC的发病率高且生存率低。我们的病例展示了EAC一种罕见且不寻常的表现,由于诊断延迟,预后不良。