ArticleOncology letters2013
Esophageal cancer presenting as a brain metastasis: A case report.
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- Clinical diagnostic value of digestive endoscopic narrow-band imaging in early esophageal cancer.Oncology letters · 2019Article
- Outcomes in patients with brain metastasis from esophageal carcinoma.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2016Article
- Incidence and treatment of brain metastasis in patients with esophageal carcinoma.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Review
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Abstract
Carcinoma of unknown primary origin (CUP) is defined as the histological diagnosis of metastasis without the detection of a primary tumor. The incidence of CUP in all patients with a malignant disease has been reported to be between 3 and 15%. Esophageal cancer is the third most common type of cancer of the digestive tract and the seventh most common cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. The overall incidence of the disease is highest in males >50 years old. Brain metastases have been reported in only 1.7-3.6% of all patients with different types of esophageal cancer. Brain metastasis as the presenting form of esophageal carcinoma is highly uncommon. The present study reports the case of a patient with an unknown primary tumor who presented with a cerebral metastasis, without extra-neurological symptoms. The CUP was subsequently diagnosed as an esophageal carcinoma.
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