Carcinoma as a Complication of Esophageal Epiphrenic Diverticulum: a Case Report
Keywords:
CECT, contrast enhanced computed tomography, EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Abstract
Esophageal diverticula are rare and the association of cancer in a diverticulum is even more rare. Esophageal diverticula are classified by location- hrenoesophageal (Zenker’s diverticulum-70%), thoracic and mediastinal (10%), and epiphrenic (20%). [3] Incidence of cancer in a diverticulum is 0.3%–7%, 1.8%, and 0.6% for pharyngoesophageal, midesophageal, and epiphrenic diverticula, respectively. We report a case of epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum complicated by malignancy within the diverticulum.
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3. Carrère N, Pradère B. [Esophageal diverticula]. J Chir (Paris). 2004;141(2):85-92.
Published
2022-07-01
How to Cite
Dr. Brij Sharma, Dr. Rajesh Sharma, Dr. Vishal Bodh, Dr. Anu Dogra. (2022). Carcinoma as a Complication of Esophageal Epiphrenic Diverticulum: a Case Report. The Indian Practitioner, 75(6), 38-39. Retrieved from https://articles.theindianpractitioner.com/index.php/tip/article/view/1381
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Case Reports
