An Unusual Cause of Clubbing; the Esophageal Carcinoma

Yasser Aljehani, Fatimah Alsaad and Zeead Alghamdi

Department of Surgery, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Saudi Arabia

^*Correspondance to: Yasser Maher Aljehani 

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Abstract:

Clubbing is a sign that is usually found in association chronic respiratory diseases or cyanotic cardiac conditions. Few reports have demonstrated an association with gastrointestinal malignancies. We report a rare case of clubbing associated with advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma. The association is rare but it can trigger a revisit to some pathogenesis concepts such the neutrally mediated hypothesis and possible further understanding better approach to targeted therapy for this rare subtype of malignancy.

Keywords:

Adenocarcinoma; Clubbing; Esophageal

Cite the Article:

Aljehani Y, Alsaad F, Alghamdi Z. An Unusual Cause of Clubbing; the Esophageal Carcinoma. Clin Case Rep Int. 2018; 2: 1042.