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Superficial oesophageal carcinoma: an oesophageal counterpart of early gastric cancer
Author(s) -
BARGE J.,
MOLAS G.,
MAILLARD J. N.,
FEKETE F.,
BOGOMOLETZ W. V.,
POTET F.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1981.tb01813.x
Subject(s) - medicine , submucosa , cancer , carcinoma , pathology , carcinoma in situ , esophagus , occult , gastroenterology , alternative medicine
The clinicopathological features of 10 cases of superficial oesophageal carcinoma without lymph node metastasis are reported. Superficial oesophaoeal carcinoma, an uncommon form of oesophageal cancer, is defined as invasive squamous cell carcinoma confined to the mucosa and submucosa. It includes plaque‐like, erosive, papillary and occult types but is not associated with the usual macroscopic features of advanced oesophageal cancer. The main presenting symptom is dys‐phagia and oesophagitis is a frequently quoted endoscopic diagnosis. Superficial oesophageal carcinoma may be preceded by dysplastic and in situ carcinomatous changes and is a probable oesophageal counterpart to early gastric cancer.