Verrucous Squamous Cell Cancer in the Esophagus: An Obscure Diagnosis

C Egeland; M P Achiam; B Federspiel; L B Svendsen

doi:10.1159/000448070

Verrucous Squamous Cell Cancer in the Esophagus: An Obscure Diagnosis

C Egeland, M P Achiam, B Federspiel, L B Svendsen

Department of Clinical Medicine

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Abstract

Verrucous carcinoma is a rare, slow-growing type of squamous cell cancer. Fewer than 50 patients with verrucous carcinoma in the esophagus have been described worldwide. In 2014, two male patients were diagnosed with verrucous carcinoma in the distal part of the esophagus. The endoscopic examinations showed a similar wart-like, white, irregular mucosa in both cases. The diagnosis was difficult to make since all biopsies taken from the affected area showed no malignancy. This cancer type has a relatively good prognosis when the diagnosis is finally obtained. Both our patients presented with dysphagia, weight loss, and an endoscopically malignant tumor, but surgery was not performed until after 9 and 10 months, respectively, and then in order to get a diagnosis. At the last follow-up, both patients were without any recurrence of the disease.

Original language	English
Journal	Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Volume	10
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	466-471
Number of pages	6
ISSN	1662-0631
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000448070
Publication status	Published - 2016

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