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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 4, August 2011, pages 180-184

Risk of Confusion: Detection of a Circular Thickness of the Wall in the Lower Part of the Esophagus

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Esophageal ulcer.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Circular thickness of the wall in the lower part of the esophagus and several augmented lymph nodes in the mediastinum and retroperitoneal.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. (a, b) Subtotal stenosis of the distal esophagus with exhaustion of the muscularis and several para-aortal lymph nodes.

Table

Table 1. Laboratory Findings on Admission
 
ParameterValueNorm
pathological findings are formatted in bold.
CEA3.7< 2.5 µg/L
Thromboplastin time61> 100%
PTT21.3ca. 28-48 sec.
Sodium142135-145 mmol/L
Potassium4.123.5-5.0 mmol/L
Creatinine0.75-1.30 mg/dL
BUN62-45 mg/dL
Glucose13065-110 mg/dL
CK27-80 U/L
LDH146120-240 U/L
AST10-18 U/L
ALT8-24 U/L
ALP3040-170 U/L
γ - GT303-28 U/L
CHE3.323-9.3 KU/L
CRP< 2.0-5 mg/L
Amylase23- 110 U/L
Lipase27-190 U/L
Total Bilirubine0.2-1.0 mg/dL
Albumin27.630-50 g/L
Haemoglobin2.812-15 g/dL
Red cell count1.04.0-5.2/pL
Hematocrit0.1036-47%
Platelets296150-440/nL
WBC12.374.0-10.0/nL