Open AccessEndoscopic diagnosis of early-stage primary esophageal small cell carcinoma: Report of two cases
Author(s) -
Limian Er,
Yan Ding,
Xiaohong Sun,
Wen-Qian Ma,
Yuan Li,
Xiuli Zheng,
Na-Na An,
Mingli Wu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i11.2562
Subject(s) - medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , carcinoma , general surgery , radiology , paleontology , biology
Primary esophageal small cell carcinoma (PESCC) is a highly aggressive malignancy, and its detailed clinical behaviors have remained virtually unknown. Because of the rapid tumor progression, the diagnosis of esophageal small cell carcinoma at early stage is extremely difficult in clinical practice. Currently, only a handful of PESCC cases have been reported.