Types of Esophageal Cancer

• Squamous Cell
  Squamous Cell, or epidermoid, carcinoma is cancer of the flat cells which line the esophagus. Squamous Cell carcinoma is the most common kind of esophageal cancer among African-Americans.

• Adenocarcinoma
  Adenocarcinoma is cancer of the glandular tissue in the lower part of the esophagus. In the United States, Adenocarcinoma is more prevalent in Caucasians.

• Other Cancers of the Esophagus
  Lymphoma, sarcoma, small-cell carcinoma and spindle-cell carcinoma all occur in the esophagus. In addition, cancer which originates in other parts of the body may spread to the esophagus. When this happens, it is not esophageal cancer, but a metastatic cancer of the esophagus. These metastasized tumors have the same kind of cancer cells - and similar characteristics - as the original tumor.