Partensky C, Chayvialle J A, Berger F, Souquet J C, Moulinier B
Département des Spécialités Digestives, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France.
Cancer. 1993 Oct 15;72(8):2320-2. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19931015)72:8<2320::aid-cncr2820720806>3.0.co;2-o.
Carcinoid tumors of the esophagus are rare. Most reported cases have had a poor prognosis. The authors report the case of a 64-year-old man with a 4-cm carcinoid tumor of the lower esophagus.
Following endoscopic resection of an argyrophilic, nonargentaffin, carcinoid tumor of the lower esophagus, endosonography showed residual tumor, suggestive of a metastatic lymph node. The findings were confirmed at transhiatal esophagectomy.
No recurrence has been observed along the current 5-year follow-up.
Lymph node metastasis does not rule out the possibility of prolonged survival in esophageal carcinoids. Endosonography is strongly advisable for preoperative evaluation.
