RARE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CLUBBING AND ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53555/eijmhs.v10i1.196Keywords:
squamous cell carcinoma, Clubbing, OesophagealAbstract
We present a case of loweroesophagealsquamous cell carcinoma accompanied by bilateral finger and toe clubbing,without evidence of distant spread. This case serves to demonstrate that this presentation, although rarely mentioned inthe literature, can occur. Digital clubbing is a well-documented finding in various cardiac and pulmonary conditions, butis less commonly observed in liver and inflammatory bowel diseases.Patients usually present towards the end of the
disease progression when they have esophageal cancer.
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