• Sao Paulo Med J · Jan 2002

    Case Reports

    Synchronous advanced gastric adenocarcinoma and advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

    • Fernando Augusto Mardiros Herbella, Laércio Gomes Lourenço, José Carlos Del Grande, Rafael Possik, and Chibly Michel Haddad.
    • Esophagus and Stomach Group, Discipline of Surgical Gastroenterology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. herbella.dcir@epm.br
    • Sao Paulo Med J. 2002 Jan 3; 120 (1): 282928-9.

    ContextSynchronous associations of esophageal and gastric cancers are not a common finding, especially with differing histological types and both tumors in advanced forms. A case with such an association is presented, in which an unusual therapy was proposed: palliative gastrectomy and esophageal intubation.Case ReportA 75-year-old white man was referred to our service complaining of malaise and weight loss for one year and dysphagia and vomiting for 2 months. The patient had sought out medical consultation as a result of the latter two complaints.

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