Small Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus Concurring with Early Stomach Carcinoma (IIa); A Case Report

Abstract

Abstract: The most common histologic type of carcinoma of the esophagus is squamous cell carcinoma. Small cell or oat cell carcinoma is rare. Only 95 cases have been reported as far as we have investigated in both the English and Japanese Literature since the first description by Mckeown1) in 1952.A case of small cell carcinoma of the esophagus concurring with early stomach carcinoma (IIa) in a 71‐year‐old male is reported.Gross, radiological and endoscopic features in sufficient photographs obtained from literature on the 95 cases and in the present case, were analyzed. A major morphological feature of the lesion is well‐defined ulceration with marginal swelling similar to that in a submucosal tumor.From the viewpoint of double cancer, no case of small cell or oat cell carcinoma of the esophagus concurring with early stomach carcinoma is found in the 95 cases reported. Therefore, the present case is thought to be the first reported case of small cell carcinoma of the esophagus concurring with early stomach carcinoma (IIa).