CASES FOR DIAGNOSIS Symmetric Palmar Hyperkeratosis and Esophageal Carcinoma
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Routine blood tests revealed a hemoglobin concentration of 11 g/dL, hematocrit of 36%, and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 40 mm/h. Analysis of tumor markers revealed the following: carcinoembryonic antigen, 142 ng/mL (normal range, <5.0 ng/mL); cancer antigen 19.9, 18 400 U/mL (normal range, <37 U/mL); and cancer antigen 125, 115 U/mL (normal range, <35 U/mL). Esophagogastroscopy revealed a mass blocking the lower third of the esophagus. Histology of the lesion confirmed squamous cell carcinoma. In addition, computed tomography of the abdomen and thorax revealed enlarged lymph nodes in the subcarinal space and azygoesophageal recess (Figure 4).
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