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Primary oesophageal carcinoma in teens
Author(s) -
Kumar Arvind,
Shukla Nutan K.,
Mishra Mahesh C.,
Shahi Uday P.,
Kapur Brij M. L.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930500412
Subject(s) - medicine , dysphagia , carcinoma , disease , radiation therapy , presentation (obstetrics) , stage (stratigraphy) , primary care , surgery , differential diagnosis , general surgery , pathology , family medicine , paleontology , biology
Seven teenaged patients with primary oesophageal carcinoma, treated at our hospital in the last 6 years are presented and their management discussed. Five patients had localised disease. Three of them underwent total oesophagectomy, one was given radical radiotherapy, and one was lost to follow‐up. Two patients had metastatic disease at presentation. The primary oesophageal carcinoma in this age group may not be so rare as reported in the literature and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of dysphagia. Like their older counterparts, the outcome depends on the stage of the disease and is not influenced by age per se. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.