Esophageal cancer with racemose hemangioma of the bronchial arteries

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Mar;60(3):149-52. doi: 10.1007/s11748-011-0804-2. Epub 2012 Mar 15.

Abstract

We report a case of esophageal cancer in a patient with a racemose hemangioma of the bronchial arteries. A 76-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with unexplained weight loss. Endoscopic examination revealed enhancing vessels in the upper to middle esophageal wall and a type 3 tumor in the lower esophagus. He underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil and underwent a lower esophageal resection through a left thoracoabdominal incision. He was free from hemoptysis and had no recurrence of esophageal cancer for 1 year following the procedure. This case is not only rare, it supports the decision to perform an operative procedure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bronchial Arteries / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy
  • Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Esophagectomy
  • Esophagoscopy
  • Hemangioma / pathology*
  • Hemangioma / therapy
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / therapy