Protruded superficial esophageal carcinoma

Until the end of 1985, 113 cases of superficial esophageal carcinoma had been operated on. Classified by histology, almost all cases are squamous cell carcinoma and some cases are pseudocarcinoma, adenocarcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and so on. X-ray of the latter shows all cases except one are protruded type. Regarding the relation between X-ray findings and histology, semipeduncular tumorous type, generally speaking, belongs to pseudosarcoma. As to lymph node metastasis, there is no difference among superficial elevated, tumorous elevated and semi-peduncular tumorous types. Lymph node metastasis is less freqently seen in the cases with smooth surface. With regard to prognosis, there is no difference between early carcinoma without lymph node metastasis and superficial carcinoma with lymph node metastasis. Only two-year and more than 7-year survival rates of the one with smooth surface are superior to those of the one with irregular surface. (author)