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Childhood Esophageal Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
859258
•Concept ID:
C3899664
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A rare carcinoma of the esophagus that occurs during childhood. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChildhood Esophageal Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and esophageal carcinoma in Handan-Xingtai district, North China: a preliminary study based on cancer risk assessment.
Zhang M, Wang J, Zhao Q, Mishra V, Fan J, Sun Y
Environ Monit Assess 2020 Aug 22;192(9):596. doi: 10.1007/s10661-020-08499-5. PMID: 32827059
Treatment for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection - Danish national guidelines 2011.
Christensen PB, Clausen MR, Krarup H, Laursen AL, Schlichting P, Weis N; Danish Society of Infectious Diseases; Danish Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Dan Med J 2012 Jun;59(6):C4465. PMID: 22677253

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

When it doesn't run in the blood(vessels) - events involved in vascular disorders.
Kattner AA
Biomed J 2023 Apr;46(2):100591. Epub 2023 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bj.2023.03.004. PMID: 37059363Free PMC Article
Overweight Patterns Between Childhood and Early Adulthood and Esophageal and Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma Risk.
Petrick JL, Jensen BW, Sørensen TIA, Cook MB, Baker JL
Obesity (Silver Spring) 2019 Sep;27(9):1520-1526. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1002/oby.22570. PMID: 31380608Free PMC Article
Large body size and sedentary lifestyle during childhood and early adulthood and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a high-risk population.
Etemadi A, Golozar A, Kamangar F, Freedman ND, Shakeri R, Matthews C, Islami F, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Abnet CC, Malekzadeh R, Dawsey SM
Ann Oncol 2012 Jun;23(6):1593-600. Epub 2011 Nov 2 doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdr494. PMID: 22052987Free PMC Article
Esophageal carcinoma in children and adolescents.
Issaivanan M, Redner A, Weinstein T, Soffer S, Glassman L, Edelman M, Levy CF
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2012 Jan;34(1):63-7. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31822814b2. PMID: 22052168
The gastro-oesophageal reflux disease complex in sub-Saharan Africa.
Segal I
Eur J Cancer Prev 2001 Jun;10(3):209-12. doi: 10.1097/00008469-200106000-00003. PMID: 11432707

Diagnosis

Prediction of individuals at high absolute risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Wang QL, Lagergren J, Xie SH
Gastrointest Endosc 2019 Apr;89(4):726-732.e2. Epub 2018 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.10.025. PMID: 30616974
Cancer incidence, trends, and survival among immigrants to Sweden: a population-based study.
Mousavi SM, Hemminki K
Eur J Cancer Prev 2015 Mar;24 Suppl 1:S1-S63. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000106. PMID: 25599121
Esophageal carcinoma in children and adolescents.
Issaivanan M, Redner A, Weinstein T, Soffer S, Glassman L, Edelman M, Levy CF
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2012 Jan;34(1):63-7. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31822814b2. PMID: 22052168
The gastro-oesophageal reflux disease complex in sub-Saharan Africa.
Segal I
Eur J Cancer Prev 2001 Jun;10(3):209-12. doi: 10.1097/00008469-200106000-00003. PMID: 11432707
Barrett's esophagus: new definitions and approaches in children.
Hassall E
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1993 May;16(4):345-64. PMID: 8315540

Therapy

Prediction of individuals at high absolute risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Wang QL, Lagergren J, Xie SH
Gastrointest Endosc 2019 Apr;89(4):726-732.e2. Epub 2018 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.10.025. PMID: 30616974
Helicobacter pylori update: gastric cancer, reliable therapy, and possible benefits.
Graham DY
Gastroenterology 2015 Apr;148(4):719-31.e3. Epub 2015 Feb 2 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.01.040. PMID: 25655557Free PMC Article
The gastro-oesophageal reflux disease complex in sub-Saharan Africa.
Segal I
Eur J Cancer Prev 2001 Jun;10(3):209-12. doi: 10.1097/00008469-200106000-00003. PMID: 11432707
Scleroderma in a child after chemotherapy for cancer.
Emir S, Kutluk T, Topaloğlu R, Bakkaloğlu A, Büyükpamukçu M
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2001 Mar-Apr;19(2):221-3. PMID: 11326490
Barrett's esophagus: new definitions and approaches in children.
Hassall E
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1993 May;16(4):345-64. PMID: 8315540

Prognosis

Esophageal Carcinoma in Children: Report of 2 Cases and a Review of the Literature.
Coşkun Ç, Kurucu N, Kutluk T, Oguz B, Orhan D, Cengiz M, Ekinci S
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2024 Jan 1;46(1):e94-e99. Epub 2023 Oct 24 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002772. PMID: 37878545
When it doesn't run in the blood(vessels) - events involved in vascular disorders.
Kattner AA
Biomed J 2023 Apr;46(2):100591. Epub 2023 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bj.2023.03.004. PMID: 37059363Free PMC Article
Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells Display Diminished Effector Capacity in Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma.
Melo AM, O'Brien AM, Phelan JJ, Kennedy SA, Wood NAW, Veerapen N, Besra GS, Clarke NE, Foley EK, Ravi A, MacCarthy F, O'Toole D, Ravi N, Reynolds JV, Conroy MJ, Hogan AE, O'Sullivan J, Dunne MR
Front Immunol 2019;10:1580. Epub 2019 Jul 10 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01580. PMID: 31354725Free PMC Article
Cancer incidence, trends, and survival among immigrants to Sweden: a population-based study.
Mousavi SM, Hemminki K
Eur J Cancer Prev 2015 Mar;24 Suppl 1:S1-S63. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000106. PMID: 25599121
Esophageal cancer risk among immigrants in Sweden.
Mousavi SM, Brandt A, Sundquist J, Hemminki K
Eur J Cancer Prev 2011 Mar;20(2):71-6. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e328341e2f6. PMID: 21150782

Clinical prediction guides

Esophageal Carcinoma in Children: Report of 2 Cases and a Review of the Literature.
Coşkun Ç, Kurucu N, Kutluk T, Oguz B, Orhan D, Cengiz M, Ekinci S
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2024 Jan 1;46(1):e94-e99. Epub 2023 Oct 24 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002772. PMID: 37878545
Prediction of individuals at high absolute risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Wang QL, Lagergren J, Xie SH
Gastrointest Endosc 2019 Apr;89(4):726-732.e2. Epub 2018 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.10.025. PMID: 30616974
Cancer incidence, trends, and survival among immigrants to Sweden: a population-based study.
Mousavi SM, Hemminki K
Eur J Cancer Prev 2015 Mar;24 Suppl 1:S1-S63. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000106. PMID: 25599121
Esophageal carcinoma in children and adolescents.
Issaivanan M, Redner A, Weinstein T, Soffer S, Glassman L, Edelman M, Levy CF
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2012 Jan;34(1):63-7. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31822814b2. PMID: 22052168
Esophageal cancer risk among immigrants in Sweden.
Mousavi SM, Brandt A, Sundquist J, Hemminki K
Eur J Cancer Prev 2011 Mar;20(2):71-6. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e328341e2f6. PMID: 21150782

Recent systematic reviews

Body fatness at a young age and risks of eight types of cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
Hidayat K, Du X, Shi BM
Obes Rev 2018 Oct;19(10):1385-1394. Epub 2018 Jul 25 doi: 10.1111/obr.12705. PMID: 30047231

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