Advanced Esophageal Neoplasm with Subcutaneous Metastasis
Joint Authors
de Oliveira, Rivadávio A. M.
da Silva, Tassiara
Piovesana, Mariana Miyasaki
Stecca, Carlos Eduardo
Lopes, George A.
Liutti, Vitor Teixeira
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
This report is aimed at describing a rare clinical condition of advanced esophageal cancer with subcutaneous metastasis.
Case Report.
The present case refers to a patient diagnosed with stage IV esophageal squamous cell carcinoma which started with dysphonia and cervical nodules.
Soon after that, the patient developed dysphagia and subcutaneous lesions on the right flank.
Later in time, we documented a disease progression, with worsening of subcutaneous implants, lymph node, bone, and pulmonary metastases in addition to malignant hypercalcemia.
Conclusion.
This illustrates a rare presentation of an advanced esophageal neoplasm.
Subcutaneous metastasis from internal malignancies is unusual, corresponding to less than 10% of cases.
Its occurrence in patients with esophageal cancer is even less common with very few cases reported in literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Oliveira, Rivadávio A. M.& da Silva, Tassiara& Piovesana, Mariana Miyasaki& Stecca, Carlos Eduardo& Lopes, George A.& Liutti, Vitor Teixeira. 2019. Advanced Esophageal Neoplasm with Subcutaneous Metastasis. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Oliveira, Rivadávio A. M.…[et al.]. Advanced Esophageal Neoplasm with Subcutaneous Metastasis. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
de Oliveira, Rivadávio A. M.& da Silva, Tassiara& Piovesana, Mariana Miyasaki& Stecca, Carlos Eduardo& Lopes, George A.& Liutti, Vitor Teixeira. Advanced Esophageal Neoplasm with Subcutaneous Metastasis. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142195
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1142195