Carcinoma of the Oesophagus

Surgical treatment of carcinoma of the oesophagus.

Seven hundred and seventy-two patients suffering from carcinoma of the oesophagus and upper stomach were seen by two surgeons at the Manchester Regional Cardiothoracic Centre over a 15-year period. Five hundred and thirty-one patients had an operation, and of these, 449 had a resection. Throughout the period under review, the policy was to resect the primary tumour whenever possible. No emphasi...

Pneumomediastinography in carcinoma of the oesophagus.

Carcinoma of the oesophagus and cardia-endoscopy.

Oesophagoscopy will establish a definite preoperative diagnosis of a radiologically suspected malignancy by guided biopsy and/or brush cytology. The rigid instruments should only be used for photodocumentation since the hazards are considerably greater compared with the fibre-endoscopes. In obstructing lesions of the lower third of the oesophagus where a primary gastric cancer is suspected a pa...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oesophagus.

A case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oesophagus occurring in a patient who had previously been treated for craniopharyngioma is presented. This is the thirteenth reported case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oesophagus and the first in association with craniopharyngioma. The previously described cases of oesophageal adenoid cystic carcinoma are critically reviewed, and it is suggested t...

Primary oat cell carcinoma of the oesophagus.

Three cases of oat cell carcinoma of the oesophagus are presented and published reports reviewed. This is mainly a disease of older age with a 3:2 predominance of men. Of all published cases, 43 (47.3%) occurred in the middle third, 41 (45.1%) in the lower third, and four (4.4%) in the upper third. In one case it was multifocal and in two the location was not stated. Dysphagia was the most comm...