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Synchronous advanced gastric adenocarcinoma and advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Fernando Augusto Mardiros Herbella1, Laércio Gomes Lourenço, José Carlos Del Grande
1Esophagus and Stomach Group, Discipline of Surgical Gastroenterology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. herbella.dcir@epm.br
Context:
Synchronous associations of esophageal and gastric cancers are not a common finding, especially with differing histological types and both tumors in advanced forms. A case with such an association is presented, in which an unusual therapy was proposed: palliative gastrectomy and esophageal intubation.
Case Report:
A 75-year-old white man was referred to our service complaining of malaise and weight loss for one year and dysphagia and vomiting for 2 months. The patient had sought out medical consultation as a result of the latter two complaints.