Case Report: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a 13-year-old boy with a history of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula.

ABSTRACT: In adults, esophageal cancers are a global health concern. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) accounts for approximately 90% of esophageal carcinomas. The prognosis of esophageal cancers remains dismal, with a five-year survival rate below 20%. It typically affects older patients, and for now, ESCC after esophageal atresia has not been reported in patients younger than 18 years. We present an exceptional case of an ESCC in a 13-year-old boy with a history of esophageal atresia and corrective surgery in infancy. After the surgery the patient was lost to surgical follow up for over ten years and then presented to our emergency department with respiratory distress requiring antibiotic therapy and supplemental oxygen. Radiologic imaging revealed a volume reduction of the right lung with

SUBMITTER: Bernar B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11502401 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature