Esophageal Cancer Secondary to Achalasia: A Case Series Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Achalasia is a primary motility disorder affecting the esophageal body and lower esophageal sphincter. Although the linkage between achalasia and elevated esophageal cancer risk is already known, the precise mechanisms remain poorly elucidated due to the disease's relative scarcity. We aim to summarize the clinical characteristics of esophageal cancer (EC) secondary to achalasia and improve the understanding of achalasia combined with EC and further reduce the risk of ECs.

Case presentations

Retrospective statistics were conducted on patients with ECs secondary to achalasia in our hospital from 2009 to 2023. We categorized all achalasia cases with their initial treatment and recorded subsequent interventions when the symptoms recurred. Additionally, we performed

SUBMITTER: Xu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12659639 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature