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The spleen is an unusual site of metastasis from an esophageal malignancy. We herein report the case of a 25-year-old woman who underwent a transhiatal esophagectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the lower third of the esophagus with pN1 lymph node metastasis. Fifteen months following surgery she was found to have splenic metastasis infiltrating the tail of the pancreas at the hilum. A splenectomy, distal pancreatectomy, and resection of the splenic flexure with colocolic anastomosis were performed. A histological examination of the resected specimen showed squamous cell carcinoma.
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Sanyal, S., Kaman, L. & Sinha, S. Splenic Metastasis from Esophageal Cancer: Report of a Case. Surg Today 35, 988–990 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-005-3029-0
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