Open AccessSOLITARY NEUROFIBROMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS
Author(s) -
Saitoh Kiyoshi,
Nasu Michiyo,
Kamiyama Ryuichi,
Hatakeyama Shigeru,
Maruyama Michio,
Tsukuta Koji,
Takeshita Kimiya
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1985.tb00595.x
Subject(s) - neurofibroma , esophagus , neurofibromatosis , immunohistochemistry , pathology , medicine , anatomy
A rare case of solitary neurofibroma located in the esophagus is reported. A large (4.2 × 4.0 × 3.0 cm) submucosal tumor was surgically removed from the midportion of the esophagus of a 64‐year‐old woman. Light and electron microscopic examination, and immunohistochemistry of S‐100 protein in the tumor tissue confirmed neurofibroma. The patient had no evidence of von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis. A review of literature failed to find other reports of solitary neurofibroma of the esophagus with reliable histological diagnosis. ACTA PATHOL. JPN. 35 : 527–531, 1985.