Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in children: A case presentation and review of an unusual entity

Abstract Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the esophagus usually occurs between the 4th and 6th decades of life. Esophageal SCC in children is an extremely rare entity – only a few pediatric and adolescent patients have been reported. Herein we present a 17-year-old male progressive dysphagia patient that developed SCC of the esophagus, as well as a literature review of esophageal SCC in pediatric and adolescent patients.