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Undifferentiated carcinoma of esophagus

MedGen UID:
412163
Concept ID:
C2188058
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Esophageal Undifferentiated Carcinoma; esophageal undifferentiated carcinoma; esophagus undifferentiated carcinoma; undifferentiated carcinoma of esophagus; undifferentiated esophageal cancer; Undifferentiated esophageal carcinoma; undifferentiated esophageal carcinoma
SNOMED CT: Undifferentiated carcinoma of esophagus (783704005); Undifferentiated esophageal carcinoma (783704005)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
Concept ID:
CN307044
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0018481
Orphanet: ORPHA418951

Definition

A rare aggressive malignant epithelial carcinoma of the oesophagus characterised, macroscopically, by an exophytic mass with central ulceration located on the oesophagus and histologically by a sheet-like growth of neoplastic cells without significant glandular, squamous or neuroendocrine differentiation. Patients may present with progressive dysphagia, long-standing history of gastrooesophageal reflux, weight loss, anaemia, abdominal or chest pain/pressure, dyspnoea, and/or haematemesis. Presence or history of Barrett oesophagus is frequently associated. [from SNOMEDCT_US]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUndifferentiated carcinoma of esophagus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Shaheen NJ, Falk GW, Iyer PG, Souza RF, Yadlapati RH, Sauer BG, Wani S
Am J Gastroenterol 2022 Apr 1;117(4):559-587. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001680. PMID: 35354777Free PMC Article
Watanabe M, Otake R, Kozuki R, Toihata T, Takahashi K, Okamura A, Imamura Y
Surg Today 2020 Jan;50(1):12-20. Epub 2019 Sep 18 doi: 10.1007/s00595-019-01878-7. PMID: 31535225Free PMC Article
Domper Arnal MJ, Ferrández Arenas Á, Lanas Arbeloa Á
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Jul 14;21(26):7933-43. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.7933. PMID: 26185366Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mastracci L, Rindi G, Grillo F, Solcia E, Campora M, Fassan M, Parente P, Vanoli A, La Rosa S
Pathologica 2021 Feb;113(1):5-11. doi: 10.32074/1591-951X-229. PMID: 33686305Free PMC Article
Chen H, Liu CT, Hong CQ, Chu LY, Huang XY, Wei LF, Lin YW, Tian LR, Peng YH, Xu YW
Nutrition 2021 Apr;84:111086. Epub 2020 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.111086. PMID: 33418231
Horton RK, Ahadi M, Gill AJ, Said S, Chen ZE, Bakhshwin A, Nichols M, Goldblum JR, Graham RP
Am J Surg Pathol 2021 Mar 1;45(3):414-420. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001599. PMID: 33027072
Mönig S, Chevallay M, Niclauss N, Zilli T, Fang W, Bansal A, Hoeppner J
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2018 Dec;1434(1):115-123. Epub 2018 Aug 23 doi: 10.1111/nyas.13955. PMID: 30138532
Rice TW, Ishwaran H, Ferguson MK, Blackstone EH, Goldstraw P
J Thorac Oncol 2017 Jan;12(1):36-42. Epub 2016 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.10.016. PMID: 27810391Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Mastracci L, Rindi G, Grillo F, Solcia E, Campora M, Fassan M, Parente P, Vanoli A, La Rosa S
Pathologica 2021 Feb;113(1):5-11. doi: 10.32074/1591-951X-229. PMID: 33686305Free PMC Article
Horton RK, Ahadi M, Gill AJ, Said S, Chen ZE, Bakhshwin A, Nichols M, Goldblum JR, Graham RP
Am J Surg Pathol 2021 Mar 1;45(3):414-420. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001599. PMID: 33027072
Mönig S, Chevallay M, Niclauss N, Zilli T, Fang W, Bansal A, Hoeppner J
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2018 Dec;1434(1):115-123. Epub 2018 Aug 23 doi: 10.1111/nyas.13955. PMID: 30138532
Bleaney CW, Barrow M, Hayes S, Ang Y
J Clin Pathol 2018 Mar;71(3):201-206. Epub 2017 Dec 6 doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2017-204863. PMID: 29212656
di Pietro M, Canto MI, Fitzgerald RC
Gastroenterology 2018 Jan;154(2):421-436. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.07.041. PMID: 28778650Free PMC Article

Therapy

Janjigian YY, Van Cutsem E, Muro K, Wainberg Z, Al-Batran SE, Hyung WJ, Molena D, Marcovitz M, Ruscica D, Robbins SH, Negro A, Tabernero J
Future Oncol 2022 Jun;18(20):2465-2473. Epub 2022 May 10 doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0093. PMID: 35535555
van Workum F, Verstegen MHP, Klarenbeek BR, Bouwense SAW, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Daams F, Gisbertz SS, Hannink G, Haveman JW, Heisterkamp J, Jansen W, Kouwenhoven EA, van Lanschot JJB, Nieuwenhuijzen GAP, van der Peet DL, Polat F, Ubels S, Wijnhoven BPL, Rovers MM, Rosman C; ICAN collaborative research group
JAMA Surg 2021 Jul 1;156(7):601-610. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.1555. PMID: 33978698Free PMC Article
Chen H, Liu CT, Hong CQ, Chu LY, Huang XY, Wei LF, Lin YW, Tian LR, Peng YH, Xu YW
Nutrition 2021 Apr;84:111086. Epub 2020 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.111086. PMID: 33418231
di Pietro M, Canto MI, Fitzgerald RC
Gastroenterology 2018 Jan;154(2):421-436. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.07.041. PMID: 28778650Free PMC Article
Hoeppner J, Lordick F, Brunner T, Glatz T, Bronsert P, Röthling N, Schmoor C, Lorenz D, Ell C, Hopt UT, Siewert JR
BMC Cancer 2016 Jul 19;16:503. doi: 10.1186/s12885-016-2564-y. PMID: 27435280Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Chen H, Liu CT, Hong CQ, Chu LY, Huang XY, Wei LF, Lin YW, Tian LR, Peng YH, Xu YW
Nutrition 2021 Apr;84:111086. Epub 2020 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.111086. PMID: 33418231
Horton RK, Ahadi M, Gill AJ, Said S, Chen ZE, Bakhshwin A, Nichols M, Goldblum JR, Graham RP
Am J Surg Pathol 2021 Mar 1;45(3):414-420. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001599. PMID: 33027072
Bleaney CW, Barrow M, Hayes S, Ang Y
J Clin Pathol 2018 Mar;71(3):201-206. Epub 2017 Dec 6 doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2017-204863. PMID: 29212656
Amadi C, Gatenby P
World J Gastroenterol 2017 Jul 28;23(28):5051-5067. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i28.5051. PMID: 28811703Free PMC Article
Rice TW, Ishwaran H, Ferguson MK, Blackstone EH, Goldstraw P
J Thorac Oncol 2017 Jan;12(1):36-42. Epub 2016 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.10.016. PMID: 27810391Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Kurahashi Y, Tomita T, Nakamura T, Nakao E, Hojo Y, Kohno S, Ishida Y, Shinohara H
Esophagus 2023 Oct;20(4):587-594. Epub 2023 Jul 20 doi: 10.1007/s10388-023-01023-x. PMID: 37470882
Mastracci L, Rindi G, Grillo F, Solcia E, Campora M, Fassan M, Parente P, Vanoli A, La Rosa S
Pathologica 2021 Feb;113(1):5-11. doi: 10.32074/1591-951X-229. PMID: 33686305Free PMC Article
Chen H, Liu CT, Hong CQ, Chu LY, Huang XY, Wei LF, Lin YW, Tian LR, Peng YH, Xu YW
Nutrition 2021 Apr;84:111086. Epub 2020 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.111086. PMID: 33418231
Azad TD, Chaudhuri AA, Fang P, Qiao Y, Esfahani MS, Chabon JJ, Hamilton EG, Yang YD, Lovejoy A, Newman AM, Kurtz DM, Jin M, Schroers-Martin J, Stehr H, Liu CL, Hui AB, Patel V, Maru D, Lin SH, Alizadeh AA, Diehn M
Gastroenterology 2020 Feb;158(3):494-505.e6. Epub 2019 Nov 9 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.10.039. PMID: 31711920Free PMC Article
Ulla M, Cavadas D, Muñoz I, Beskow A, Seehaus A, García-Mónaco R
Abdom Imaging 2010 Aug;35(4):383-9. Epub 2009 Jun 30 doi: 10.1007/s00261-009-9554-3. PMID: 19568806

Recent systematic reviews

Shah MA, Kennedy EB, Alarcon-Rozas AE, Alcindor T, Bartley AN, Malowany AB, Bhadkamkar NA, Deighton DC, Janjigian Y, Karippot A, Khan U, King DA, Klute K, Lacy J, Lee JJ, Mehta R, Mukherjee S, Nagarajan A, Park H, Saeed A, Semrad TJ, Shitara K, Smyth E, Uboha NV, Vincelli M, Wainberg Z, Rajdev L
J Clin Oncol 2023 Mar 1;41(7):1470-1491. Epub 2023 Jan 5 doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.02331. PMID: 36603169
Grizzi G, Petrelli F, Di Bartolomeo M, Viti M, Texeira Moraes M, Luciani A, Passalacqua R, Ghidini M, Tomasello G, Baiocchi GL, Celotti A
Gastric Cancer 2022 Sep;25(5):982-987. Epub 2022 Jun 15 doi: 10.1007/s10120-022-01314-9. PMID: 35704113
Visaggi P, Barberio B, Gregori D, Azzolina D, Martinato M, Hassan C, Sharma P, Savarino E, de Bortoli N
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022 Mar;55(5):528-540. Epub 2022 Jan 30 doi: 10.1111/apt.16778. PMID: 35098562Free PMC Article
Rees JR, Lao-Sirieix P, Wong A, Fitzgerald RC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Mar 4;3(3):CD004060. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004060.pub3. PMID: 33661543Free PMC Article
Schlottmann F, Dreifuss NH, Patti MG
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020 Jun;14(6):425-433. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1080/17474124.2020.1764348. PMID: 32441160

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