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SUAREZ, Amaranto; AGUILAR, Flora Murillo  e  ARISTIZAVAL, Ingrid. Oesophageal carcinoma in a14 year old with Barrett's oesophagus: Case report and literature review. rev.colomb.cancerol. [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.3, pp.173-178. ISSN 0123-9015.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccan.2016.12.003.

Carcinomas of the oesophagus are extremely rare neoplasms in children and adolescents, and the medical literature is limited to case reports and series. In its aetiology they are associated with some risk factors involved with inflammation and chronic irritation of the wall of the oesophagus.

The authors present the case of a14 year old mentally retarded and Barrett's oesophagus that developed an adeno-squamous carcinoma of the middle third of the oesophagus. Clinical features, radiological findings, pathology and surgical and adjuvant treatment received by the patient are described.

Palavras-chave : Adenocarcinoma; Squamous cell; carcinoma; Oesophagus; Barrett’s oesophagus; Children; Adolescents.

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