A case of primary small cell carcinoma of the cervical esophagus with long-term survival following concurrent chemoradiotherapy: Case report and review of the literature

The authors describe a case of small cell carcinoma of the esophagus that w as treated by concurrent chemoradiotherapy, Both the esophageal tumor and t he regional lymph node metastases disappeared after this treatment. The pat ient is alive and disease free after more than five years. Primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus is a rare and aggressive neop lasm with a very poor prognosis, and the treatment modality is controversia l. This case illustrates the possibility of treating this tumor type with c oncurrent chemoradiotherapy.