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Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 4/2011

01-12-2011 | Case Report

Solitary Subcutaneous Metastasis from Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature

Authors: Sasidharan Balukrishna, P. Jennifer, P. N. Viswanathan

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Issue 4/2011

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Carcinoma of the esophagus is known to metastasize to lung, liver, bone, and brain. Metastasis to soft tissue, though rare, has been reported from adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. Interestingly, squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus has not been reported to metastasize to the subcutaneous tissue. We present a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus and metastasis to the subcutaneous tissue. …
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Metadata
Title
Solitary Subcutaneous Metastasis from Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature
Authors
Sasidharan Balukrishna
P. Jennifer
P. N. Viswanathan
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-010-9239-8

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