Treatment of oesophageal small cell carcinoma by combined chemotherapy and surgical resection: report of two cases and review of published cases

S J Walker; A Steel; M H Cullen; H R Matthews

doi:10.1136/thx.44.9.751

Treatment of oesophageal small cell carcinoma by combined chemotherapy and surgical resection: report of two cases and review of published cases

Thorax. 1989 Sep;44(9):751-2. doi: 10.1136/thx.44.9.751.

Authors

S J Walker¹, A Steel, M H Cullen, H R Matthews

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, East Birmingham Hospital.

Abstract

Two patients with primary small cell carcinoma of the oesophagus were treated by multidrug chemotherapy followed by surgical resection. A partial response to chemotherapy was observed in both patients.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
Carcinoma, Small Cell / surgery
Carcinoma, Small Cell / therapy*
Combined Modality Therapy
Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery
Esophageal Neoplasms / therapy*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged