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[A case of esophageal endocrine cell carcinoma with multiple liver metastases that had a complete response to
Hiroyuki Isshiki1, Shuji Satoh, Hidetaka Yajima
1Department of Gastroenterology, Muroran City General Hospital. h.isshiki@sapmed.ac.jp
Abstract:
A 71-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of dysphagia, and primary endocrine cell carcinoma of the esophagus with multiple liver metastases was diagnosed. After 6 courses of CPT-11+CDDP combination chemotherapy, the liver metastases disappeared, although the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma component remained. Radiation therapy was added to treat the residual esophageal tumor, and a complete response was obtained. This case seems to suggest that multidisciplinary therapy, including chemotherapy, may be effective for treating esophageal endocrine cell carcinoma with other types of organ metastasis.