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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:2117-2119
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Adenocarcinoma arising in a retained esophageal remnant

Onur Genc, MDa, Ronald K. Knight, FRCPc, Andrew G. Nicholson, DMb, Peter Goldstraw, FRCS*a

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
b Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
c Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication March 27, 2001.

* Address reprint requests to Mr Goldstraw, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney St SW 3 6 NP, London, England, United Kingdom
e-mail: pgoldstraw{at}rbh.nthnames.nhs.uk

Fistulation between the trachea and an infected mucocele arising from an excluded retained esophageal segment is an interesting and unusual complication of esophageal bypass surgery. We present such a case in which there was also malignant transformation in the cyst wall, manifested by invasive adenocarcinoma and widespread high-grade glandular dysplasia.




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