Case of the month
When esophageal tumors bleed, stents may be the last line of defense
A 63-year-old patient with a history of skin cancer and lymphoma, as well as severe associated cardiovascular conditions, was diagnosed with moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (T3N0M0), previously treated with chemoradiotherapy. He presented with two episodes of hematemesis and worsening dysphagia. A surgically placed feeding gastrostomy tube had been inserted prior to this presentation.
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