Clinical Endoscopy

A rare case of esophageal mucoepidermoid carcinoma successfully treated via endoscopic submucosal dissection: So Eun Jeun, Kyung Bin Kim, Bong Eun Lee, Gwang Ha Kim, Moon Won Lee, Dong Chan Joo; Clin Endosc 2024;57(5):683-687. Published online June 18, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2024.051

Abstract PDF PubReader ePub: Esophageal mucoepidermoid carcinoma (EMEC) is a special subtype of esophageal malignancy, accounting for less than 1% of all cases of primary esophageal carcinoma. Pathologically, it consists of a mixture of adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma with mucin-secreting cells. Special staining for mucicarmine helps to diagnose EMEC. We present a rare case of EMEC successfully treated via endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). A 63-year-old man was referred to our tertiary hospital. On esophagogastroduodenoscopy, a 6-mm-sized subtle reddish depressed lesion was identified in the mid-esophagus. Diagnostic ESD was performed with a high suspicion of carcinoma. Histopathologic findings were consistent with EMEC which was confined to the lamina propria without lymphatic invasion. We plan to do a careful follow-up without administering adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Due to the small volume of the lesion, establishing a diagnosis was difficult through forceps biopsy alone. However, by using ESD, we could confirm and successfully treat a rare case of early-stage EMEC.

A remnant cystic duct presenting as a duodenal subepithelial tumor: Gwang Ha Kim, Dong Chan Joo; Clin Endosc 2024;57(2):268-269. Published online February 2, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2023.275

Gastric Oxyntic Mucosa Pseudopolyps: Dong Chan Joo, Gwang Ha Kim; Clin Endosc 2021;54(4):621-622. Published online August 11, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2020.157

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