Successful treatment for esophageal carcinoma with lung metastasis by induction chemotherapy followed by salvage esophagectomy: Report of a case

Figure 1 A barium meal study before (A) and after (B) chemotherapy. More than 50 % decrease in total tumor size was demonstrated during chemotherapy, defined as partial response according to the guidelines of the Japanese Society for Esophageal Diseases[3].

Figure 2 A chest computed tomography scan before (A) and after (B) chemotherapy. Complete disappearance of the multiple nodules in the bilateral lung was revealed during chemotherapy, defined as complete response[3].

Figure 3 Resected specimen showing a 78 mm × 60 mm superficially invasive tumor (A) and histological examination showing foci of poorly-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma scattered in the submucosal layer (B) (HE, X 20).