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Three Cases of Esophageal Cancer Related to Fanconi Anemia
Mia Fujisawa1, Masashi Matsushima1, Takashi Ueda1
1Divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University, School of Medicine, Japan.
Abstract:
The risk of carcinogenesis increases after 20 years old in patients with Fanconi anemia (FA). We herein report three rare cases of FA combined with esophageal cancer in women; all patients were diagnosed with FA in early childhood. Patients 1 and 2 were diagnosed with advanced and superficial esophageal cancer, respectively, at 21 and 30 years old, respectively. Patient 3 was diagnosed with superficial esophageal cancer, underwent curative surgery at 26 years old, and survived for over 5 years without recurrence. Therefore, establishing a protocol for the early detection of esophageal cancer in FA patients over 20 years old is important.
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