Presentation
Progressive dysphagia and weight loss
Patient Data
Increased wall thickness due to tumoral infiltration is present at midesophagus measuring about 5 cm in length. There are no sign of local invasion to adjacent structures and no regional lymphadenopathy.
Mild increased wall thickness is noted at middle third of esophagus. There is no sign of vascular and obvious tracheobronchial invasion.
Case Discussion
Pathology proven mid esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
The incidence of the subtypes shows regional variation and the squamous cell subtype has the greatest worldwide incidence (~90%).
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma staging has important implications for treatment strategy.