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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2016; 07(04): 153-154
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.195767
Case Report
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma presenting as submucosal lesion with repeatedly negative endoscopic biopsies

Authors

  • Narendra S. Choudhary

    Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Rinkesh K. Bansal

    Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Rajesh Puri

    Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Mridula Guleria

    1   Department of Cytopathology, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Randhir Sud

    Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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26 September 2019 (online)

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Abstract

A 74-year-old male presented with dysphagia for 2 months. Computed tomography revealed irregular wall thickening of the esophagus at T3 to T5 level. He underwent gastroscopy which revealed a submucosal bulge with normal mucosa at 25 cm from incisors. Repeated biopsies were taken, all were negative for malignancy. The patient underwent endoscopic ultrasound, and fine-needle aspiration was taken which was suggestive for squamous cell carcinoma.

Key words

Dysphagia - endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration - squamous cell carcinoma
 

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