1.
Chirurg
; 71(12): 1513-6, 2000 Dec.
Artigo
em Alemão
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11195074
RESUMO
Zenker's diverticulum is a common anomaly in the elderly patient. Carcinoma in such a diverticulum is a rare but recognized complication of a posterior pharyngeal pulsion diverticulum. We present a case of a 67-year-old patient with a long-standing symptomatic Zenker's diverticulum. The diagnosis of the neoplasm was only achieved intraoperatively. The patient underwent a proximal esophageal resection with lymphadenectomy. Reconstruction was done with a microvascular free jejunal transplant. The postoperative course was uneventful. Wide oncologic surgical resection is the therapy of choice in cases of carcinoma in a Zenker's diverticulum.
Assuntos
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/cirurgia , Neoplasias Esofágicas/cirurgia , Divertículo de Zenker/cirurgia , Idoso , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Transformação Celular Neoplásica/patologia , Neoplasias Esofágicas/patologia , Esofagectomia , Esôfago/patologia , Humanos , Jejuno/transplante , Masculino , Microcirurgia , Invasividade Neoplásica , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Divertículo de Zenker/patologia
2.
Nature
; 386(6626): 643, 1997 Apr 17.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9109479