A “resect and watch” strategy with endoscopic resection for pharyngeal cancer with massive subepithelial invasion would not be rational Yuichi Shimizu, MD, Masakazu Takahashi, MD, Takeshi Yoshida, MD Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Volume 79, Issue 1, Pages 178-179 (January 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.07.057 Copyright © 2014 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 A, Endoscopic view of the posterior pharyngeal wall of a 64-year-old man. A thick tumor with elevation can be seen. A biopsy specimen obtained from the lesion was histologicaly diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma. B, Endoscopic image obtained by magnified narrow-band imaging shows a brownish area with irregular dilatation of microvessels, avascular area, and shallow ulcer. The tumor was diagnosed to be hypopharyngeal cancer with massive subepithelial invasion. The patient subsequently underwent definitive radiotherapy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2014 79, 178-179DOI: (10.1016/j.gie.2013.07.057) Copyright © 2014 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Terms and Conditions