A CASE OF ADVANCED ESOPHAGEAL CANCER 20 MONTHS AFTER SCLEROTHERAPY FOR ESOPHAGEAL VARICES

Abstract

Recently the sclerotherapy for esophageal Varices is rapidly spreading and becomes a first choice therapy in many hospitals. We experienced a case of advanced esophageal cancer 20 months following sclerotherapy using polidocanol for esophageal varices with alcoholic cirrhosis. It is well-known that erosive or chemical esophagitis can be the structural origin for esophageal cancer. There have been 8 cases of esophageal cancer following selerotherapy for esophageal varices in the Japanese literature, in that we discussed whether there was some etiologic correlation between sclerotherapy and esophageal cancer.