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Query: UMLS:C0014848 (
achalasia
)
2,804
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Achalasia
is believed to be a predisposing factor for the development of esophageal cancer.
Small cell carcinoma
of the esophagus is a rare neoplasm, with fewer than 150 cases having been reported in the world literature, and it has been described only once previously in a patient with longstanding
achalasia
. We describe a case of an 85-yr-old woman with long-term primary
achalasia
who developed primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus. We hypothesize that this patient's recurrent, worsening dysphagia is related to a paraneoplastic phenomenon. We discuss this association and review the literature.
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PMID:Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus in a patient with longstanding primary achalasia. 131 72
