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Pseudosarcoma of the esophagus (polypoid carcinoma of esophagus with pseudosarcomatous features)
Author(s) -
Enrile Fernando T.,
De Jesus Pantaleon O.,
Bakst Alvin A.,
Baluyot Restituto
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197305)31:5<1197::aid-cncr2820310523>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - esophagus , medicine , carcinosarcoma , esophagectomy , sarcoma , anastomosis , carcinoma , pathology , lesion , pathological , cancer , anatomy , surgery , esophageal cancer
A case of pseudosarcoma, a rare polypoid tumor of the esophagus with a favorable prognosis, is reported. This is believed to be the sixth case to be reported in the English medical literature. The characteristic gross, microscopic, and clinical features as well as a brief discussion of the origin and morphogenesis of the sarcomatous (sarcoma‐like) elements of the tumor are presented. Attempts are also made to distinguish this rather unique lesion from the relatively more common and more malignant‐behaving “carcinosarcoma” of the esophagus. The patient, after a successful esophagectomy with end‐to‐end anastomosis, is physically well and without any symptoms of recurrence to date (17 months postoperative).