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A Case of Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Polypoid Type in the Esophagus
Ki Hun Lee1, Sang Jin Lee1, Hak Soo Kim1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Gangneung, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus is very rare. Further, polypoid type of esophageal cancer is also rare. We have recently treated a case of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma which presented as a 1.3-cm esophageal polyp. A 48-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of a polypoid mass at 36 cm distance from the upper incisor on endoscopic examination, and the result of the biopsy was basaloid squamous cell carcinoma. The patient underwent Ivor Lewis operation with lymph node dissection. Two basaloid squamous cell carcinomas, of 1.3 and 0.4 cm, were diagnosed in the final pathologic examination. Regular periodic follow-up showed no evidence of recurrence or metastasis in the 5-month postoperative period.
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