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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1742-1743
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Management of late distant metastases after trimodality therapy for esophageal cancer

You Sheng Mao, MDa, Mohan Suntharalingam, MDa, Mark J. Krasna, MD*a

a Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Accepted for publication March 25, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Krasna, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical System, 22 South Greene St, Room N4E35, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
e-mail: mkrasna{at}smail.umaryland.edu

Trimodality therapy has been shown in preliminary studies to increase survival in esophageal cancer. Distant recurrence remains the main pattern of failure. A case of aggressive treatment of two metachronous solitary visceral metastases is presented.




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