%0 Journal Article %T Scalp Lesion as an Initial Presentation of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma %A Mahmood Amini %A Abdolali Pakdaman %A Ali Alasti %A Parvane Mahmoodian %J Middle East Journal of Cancer %D 2011 %I Shiraz University of Medical Sciences %X Esophageal cancer is the ninth most common malignancy.The incidence ofesophageal cancer varies greatly among regions of the world and occurs at a high frequency in Asia and northern Iran.We report the case of an 80-year-old man with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who initially presented with a metastatic scalp lesion. Esophagoscopy was performed and a lesion was located in the mid-portion of the esophagus. Pathological and immunohistochemical studies favored the diagnosis of a metastatic scalp lesion. %K Cancer of the esophagus %K Symptoms %K Metastasis %U http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/64/174