PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - KITAGAWA, HIROYUKI
AU  - NAMIKAWA, TSUTOMU
AU  - HANAZAKI, KAZUHIRO
TI  - Neck Dissection and Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy in Esophageal Cancer with Aberrant Subclavian Artery
DP  - 2017 Jul 01
TA  - Anticancer Research
PG  - 3787--3790
VI  - 37
IP  - 7
4099  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/37/7/3787.short
4100  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/37/7/3787.full
SO  - Anticancer Res2017 Jul 01; 37
AB  - We report a case of esophageal cancer with a non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve associated with aberrant right subclavian artery treated with neck dissection followed by thoracoscopic esophagectomy. A 60-year-old man experienced esophageal cancer, hoarseness, and left supraclavicular lymph node swelling was noted on endoscopy. Computed tomography revealed an aberrant right subclavian artery between the esophagus and vertebrae. We administered neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and performed thoracoscopic esophagectomy. During the neck dissection, we confirmed a non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve along the inferior thyroid artery. After the neck dissection, we performed thoracoscopic esophagectomy. We confirmed an aberrant right subclavian artery arising from the aortic arch, and resected the left recurrent nerve due to cancer invasion. No postoperative complication was observed, and the patient was discharged 17 days after surgery. Thus, we recommend prior neck dissection in cases involving aberrant right subclavian artery during esophagectomy.