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Contrast-enhanced CT of the chest and upper abdomen showing (a) the abnormally thickened esophageal wall of the thoracic middle-lower segment (red arrow); (b) the aortic arch as arranged in SIT (red arrow); and (c) the liver (yellow arrow), stomach (red arrow), and spleen (blue arrow) as arranged in SIT
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Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital condition, which is characterized by abnormal placement of the thoracic and abdominal organs. The incidence of this condition is estimated to be from 1/8000 to 1/25,000. There have been minimal reports on SIT patients with esophageal cancer. In this report, we discuss a patient with SIT complicated...