SMALL-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS WITH REGRESSION AFTER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION-THERAPY

Authors
HIRSCH JA LEVINE MS SILBERG DG PHILIPPE L
Citation
Ja. Hirsch et al., SMALL-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS WITH REGRESSION AFTER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION-THERAPY, Canadian Association of Radiologists journal, 46(1), 1995, pp. 45-47
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Canadian Association of Radiologists journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
08465371
Volume
46
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
45 - 47
Database
ISI
SICI code
0846-5371(1995)46:1<45:SCOTEW>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The authors present an unusual case of small-cell carcinoma of the eso phagus, which manifested on double-contrast esophagography as an ulcer ated submucosal mass. The lesion underwent dramatic regression after c ombination chemotherapy and radiation therapy, which has occasionally been used as an alternative to surgery in patients with this rare but aggressive esophageal neoplasm.