[Small-cell carcinoma in the esophagus].

The oat-cell carcinoma is more frequently found in the lungs, but has been described in other organs. It is a rare but aggressive tumor and its prognosis is dismal. The longest survival time reported is 22 months. In our patient was 15 months. We treated at the National Cancer Institute of Panama a 52-year-old patient with oat-cell carcinoma of the esophagus and described his symptoms, pathology, treatment and results.