A Rare Case of Carcinoma Oesophagus in 16 Year Old Male Patient Nutritional Deficiency
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Esophageal carcinoma is commonly seen in elderly. Most common etiological factors are environment related with constant long term exposure of carcinogens. Hence, it is rarely seen in younger age groups (<18 years).Till date only few cases have been reported in world literature. In our case report we present squamous cell carcinoma esophagus in young male (16 yr old) with no predisposing factors except for past history suggestive of scurvy and combined iron and vitamin b12 deficiency anemia. Patient was taken up for surgery after building up his hemoglobin by blood transfusion and multivitamin infusions. Ivor lewis oesophagectomy was performed with transthoracic anastomosiS. Post operatively patient recovered well from surgery and patient was given chemoradiation..In Indian scenario which is a developing country with majority of population having nutritional deficiency randomized control study linking vitamin deficiencies with malignancy of oesophagus is lacking. This case report can be an impetus for carrying out randomized control trials in developing countries to study association of vitamin deficiency with carcinoma esophagus. Further studies need to be undertaken to prove whether supplementation of micronutrients can prevent carcinogenesis.
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Dr Spoorthy Shetty
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