• Benjamin F Wilson, John Dang, Dane Masuda, and Trevor Cowler.
• Carrier Air Wing THREE, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA 23460, USA.
• Mil Med. 2023 Jan 4; 188 (1-2): 404406404-406.

AbstractEsophageal adenocarcinoma develops when normal squamous epithelia are replaced by dysplastic intestinal columnar cells in response to chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). In addition to squamous cell carcinoma, the two malignancies account for over 95% of esophageal malignancies. This case describes a sailor deployed onboard an aircraft carrier who initially presented with typical GERD symptoms and later developed multifactorial weight loss confounded by the operational environment. Upon return to homeport, he was diagnosed with stage III gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. This case emphasizes the difficulty in identifying and diagnosing a rare and dangerous pathology in the resource-limited, operational environment.Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2022. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.

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