CA19-9-producing esophageal adenocarcinoma originating from the esophageal cardia of the mid-thoracic esophagus: a case report

Abstract Background Although there are many studies on primary esophageal adenocarcinoma arising from Barrett's esophagus or ectopic gastric mucosa, reports on adenocarcinoma arising from esophageal cardiac glands are extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of mid-thoracic cancer antigen 19-9...

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Main Authors: Naoki Kuwayama, Isamu Hoshino, Hisashi Gunji, Takeshi Kurosaki, Toru Tonooka, Hiroaki Soda, Itaru Sonoda, Ryotaro Eto, Nobuhiro Takiguchi, Yoshihiro Nabeya, Makiko Itami, Wataru Takayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01252-1