Clinical observation of cervical esophageal cancer

Abstract

Esophageal cancer is one of the hardest to treat malignant cancers. Patient prognosis remains unsatisfactory despite considerable progress in surgical, radiation, and drug treatments. Surgery remains the main form of treatment for this pathology as it is the only radical treatment method. The objective is to evaluate short-term treatment results for cancer of the cervical esophagus and laryngopharynx after large-scale resection with reconstruction and plastic surgery stage. A clinical case of locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the mucosa of the cervical esophagus is presented. Use of free radial fasciocutaneous flap for reconstruction of the cervical esophagus with preservation of the pharynx is described. Problems of diagnosis and surgical treatment of this pathology from the point of view of our clinic’s experience are considered. We show that radial forearm flap can be used for reconstruction of the pharynx and cervical esophagus during circular resections.