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Squamous cell carcinoma in a middle esophageal (parabronchial) diverticulum

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The Japanese journal of surgery volume 12, pages 266–269 (1982)Cite this article

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The occurrence of carcinoma in an esophageal diverticulum is rare. Among the reported cases, carcinoma in the upper (pharyngoesophageal) diverticulum has the highest incidence, and a malignancy involving the middle (parabronchial) diverticulum is the least frequent. We now report the sixth case of carcinoma arising in the middle esophageal diverticulum after a 12 year follow-up. The importance of follow-up study of esophageal diverticulum is stressed.

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  1. Second Department of Pathology, Kyushu University Faculty of Medicine, 822, Nogata, Japan

    Munetomo Enjoji

  2. Department of Radiology, Kyushu University Faculty of Medicine, 822, Nogata, Japan

    Tsuyoshi Sakurai

  3. Kawanami Clinic, 822, Nogata, Japan

    Hisashi Kawanami

  4. The Second Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Faculty of Medicine, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    Hiroyuki Kuwano, Keizo Sugimachi & Kiyoshi Inokuchi

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Kuwano, H., Sugimachi, K., Inokuchi, K. et al. Squamous cell carcinoma in a middle esophageal (parabronchial) diverticulum. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 12, 266–269 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02469559

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Key Words

  • esophageal diverticulum
  • esophageal carcinoma