Subcutaneous metastases from early stage esophageal adenocarcinoma case report

Sujata Datta; Juan A Muñoz-Largacha; Lei Li; Grace Qing Zhao; Virginia R Litle

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.10.063

Subcutaneous metastases from early stage esophageal adenocarcinoma case report

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2016:29:108-112. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.10.063. Epub 2016 Oct 29.

Authors

Sujata Datta¹, Juan A Muñoz-Largacha², Lei Li³, Grace Qing Zhao³, Virginia R Litle⁴

Affiliations

¹ Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord St, Boston, MA, 02118, United States.
² Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, United States.
³ Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, United States.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, United States. Electronic address: Virginia.litle@bmc.org.

Abstract

The identification of subcutaneous metastatic lesions from primary visceral malignancies has increased over time, probably due to an increase in the awareness of their presentation and an increase in cancer survival times. Although the rate of subcutaneous metastases from breast,lung and colon cancer is more significant, the incidence of subcutaneous metastases from esophageal carcinomas is very low. These metastatic lesions usually present metachronously and may signify advanced disease and poor prognosis. We report three cases with early stage esophageal adenocarcinoma treated with surgery with curative intent presenting with subcutaneous metastases two months, two years and three years after their esophagectomy.

Keywords: Case report; Esophageal adenocarcinoma; Esophagectomy; Subcutaneous metastases.