Remote Metastasis to the Gastric Cardia in Esophageal Carcinoma: CT Findings
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
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: 205-211, 2002.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To assess the CT findings of remote metastasis to the gastric cardia in patients with esophageal carcinoma. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Among patients with esophageal carcinomas treated between June 1994 and May 1999, five males aged 65-75 (mean, 67.4) years with histologically proven remote metastasis to the gastric cardia from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, detected at surgery (n=2) or endoscopic biopsy (n=3), underwent CT scanning. We retrospectively evaluated the findings in terms of the location, size and appearance of each lesion and the presence or absence of associated lymphadenopathy.RESULTS:
The primary esophageal carcinomas were located in the middle third (n=4) and lower third (n=1) of the esophagus. All five gastric metastases were solitary and occurred in the gastric cardia, and were separated from the primary tumors. CT showed that the metastases ranged in size from 4.2 to 8.0 (mean, 6.7) cm, and all were larger than the primary tumors. All were ulcerated, and in four cases there was associated abdominal lymphadenopathy. They were all well defined, poorly enhanced, submucosal masses that were endogastric in three cases and exogastric in two. The latter were difficult to differentiate from extrinsic masses compressing the gastric cardia.CONCLUSION:
Our results suggest that when a submucosal gastric cardial mass with associated lymphadenopathy is detected by CT during the initial staging or follow-up evaluation of esophageal carcinoma, remote gastric metastasis should be considered.
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Assunto principal:
Úlcera
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Biópsia
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Cárdia
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Seguimentos
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Esôfago
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Doenças Linfáticas
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Metástase Neoplásica
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
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