Background & objective: Carcinoma cell embolus is a common pathological phenomenon in malignant tumors. However, there was few reports about the factors that affect the formation of carcinoma cell embolus. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between carcinoma cell embolus of esophageal or cardiac cancer and its clinical pathology.
Method: To analyze the relations among carcinoma cell embolus, tumor invasion depth lymph node metastasis number, and cell differentiation in 59 patients with esophageal cancer and cardiac cancer.
Results: The relationship between carcinoma cell embolus and its formation factors were reflected as follow, there was no obvious difference among T1, T2, T3 (P > 0.05), and, quite obvious difference between T4 and T1, T2, T3 (P < 0.01). Carcinoma cell embolus is related to lymph node metastasis numbers in direct proportion and has relations with degree of carcinoma cell differentiation (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: There was obvious relationship among tumor invasion depth, numbers of lymph node metastasis, and low-undifferentiation of carcinoma cell for carcinoma cell embolus.