[Epidermoid carcinoma on Zenker's diverticulum]

D Morales García1, D Casanova Rituerto, M García de Polavieja

  • 1Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, C/Avda. de Valdecilla s/n. 39008 Santander, Cantabria.

Anales De Medicina Interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984)
|May 7, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Carcinoma is a rare complication of pharyngoesophageal diverticulum. This case report details an epidermoid carcinoma found in a Zenker's diverticulum, highlighting uncommon occurrences and treatment strategies.

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