Endoscopic submucosal dissection of a minute intramucosal adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus

Dig Endosc. 2009 Jan;21(1):34-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2008.00827.x.

Abstract

A 73-year-old man with short segmental Barrett's esophagus underwent esophagoscopy, and a slightly depressed, discolored lesion was found on the anterior wall of the lower esophagus. Under a provisional diagnosis of differentiated adenocarcinoma without local lymph node metastasis, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was carried out. En bloc resection with tumor-free lateral/basal margins was accomplished without complication. The resected area was 12 x 15 mm in size, whereas the neoplastic lesion was 4 x 4 mm. Histopathological examination confirmed intramucosal well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma without angiolymphatic invasion adjacent to the muscularis mucosae. Repeated esophagoscopy 6 months after ESD showed neither locally recurrent nor metachronous lesions. Considering that Barrett's esophagus is a precancerous condition, one may recommend eradication of both the neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesion with using ESD.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / etiology
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
  • Aged
  • Barrett Esophagus / complications*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / etiology
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Esophagoscopy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mucous Membrane / surgery