From: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the esophagus: report of two cases and review of the Chinese literature
Ages | 42-70 (60.4 ±6.6) |
Sex(male: female) | 11: 4 |
Location | Cervical: 1 Up-thoracic: 0 Mid-thoracic: 8 Low-thoracic: 6 |
Macroscopic appearance | Protruding: 10 Ulcerative: 5 |
Biopsy result | Â |
Adenoid cystic carcinoma | 1 |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 10 |
Leiomyomata | 2 |
Unknown | 1 (Misdiagnosed as upper esophageal sphincter achalasia) |
Adenocarcinoma | 1 |
Treatment | Â |
Surgery | 14 |
Chemoradiotherapy | 1 (Preoperative brain metastasis) |
Depth of invasion (Surgical cases) | Â |
Lamina propria | 2 |
Submucosa | 7 |
Muscularis propria | 1 |
Adventitia | 4 |
Metastasis to lymph nodes (Surgical cases) | |
LN positive | 0 |
LN negtive | 14 |