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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2018; 24(7): 870-875
Published online Feb 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.870
Published online Feb 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.870
Esophageal metastasis of stem cell-subtype hepatocholangiocarcinoma: Rare presentation of a rare tumor
Maëva Salimon, Nicolas Chapelle, Tamara Matysiak-Budnik, Yann Touchefeu, Institut des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes 44000, France
Jean-François Mosnier, Department of Pathology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes 44000, France
Eric Frampas, Department of Radiology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes 44000, France
Author contributions: Salimon M and Touchefeu Y designed the research; Salimon M, Chapelle N, Mosnier JF and Frampas E performed the research; Salimon M, Matysiak-Budnik T and Touchefeu Y wrote the paper.
Informed consent statement: This is a non-interventional report; the patient died before the writing of the report. The report is in accordance of the Declaration of Helsinki and its latter amendments.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Correspondence to: Yann Touchefeu, MD, PhD, Doctor, Institut des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif, Nantes University Hospital, 1 Place Alexis Ricordeau, Nantes 44000, France. yann.touchefeu@chu-nantes.fr
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Received: December 12, 2017
Peer-review started: December 12, 2017
First decision: December 27, 2017
Revised: January 2, 2018
Accepted: January 16, 2018
Article in press: January 16, 2018
Published online: February 21, 2018
Peer-review started: December 12, 2017
First decision: December 27, 2017
Revised: January 2, 2018
Accepted: January 16, 2018
Article in press: January 16, 2018
Published online: February 21, 2018
Core Tip
Core tip: Hepatocholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-ICC) represents less than 5% of all hepatic tumors and remains an uncommon cancer, with no guidelines concerning its management. Esophageal metastasis is a rare presentation of hepatic tumors. To our knowledge, this case report is the first to describe an esophageal lesion revealing a metastatic stem cell-subtype cHCC-ICC.