[Improvement of QOL by Surgery in Two Patients for Brain Metastasis from Esophageal Carcinoma with Paralysis-A Report of Two Cases].

Brain metastasis from esophageal cancer is rare. Symptoms such as paralysis caused a decline in quality of life(QOL)and activity of daily life(ADL)and required emergency treatment. We report 2 cases in which QOL was improved by emergency resection for brain metastasis from esophageal carcinoma with paralysis.