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Steven M Hadley1, Neej J Patel1, Timothy B Gardner1
1Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
Abstract:
When early-stage esophageal cancer overlies an esophageal varix, endoscopic mucosal resection is not safe because of risk of variceal bleeding. We report a 59-year-old man with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis and an 8 mm Stage I adenocarcinoma in the distal esophagus overlying a large varix. After a multidisciplinary review, we performed band ligation of the nodular adenocarcinoma and varix. On follow-up upper endoscopy 2 months after banding, no evidence of residual adenocarcinoma was visualized. Pathologic biopsies returned negative for malignancy. Band ligation of early-stage esophageal adenocarcinoma may prove an effective option for patients who have nodular malignancies overlying an esophageal varix.
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