Open AccessEndoscopic palliative resection of a giant 26-cm esophageal tumor: A case report
Author(s) -
Yan Li,
Linjie Guo,
Yussanne Ma,
Liansong Ye,
Bing Hu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i19.4624
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinosarcoma , malignancy , surgery , esophagus , endoscopy , dysphagia , esophagectomy , radiology , leiomyosarcoma , esophageal cancer , endoscopic mucosal resection , cancer , carcinoma , pathology
Esophageal carcinosarcoma, usually presenting as a pedunculated polypoid mass, is a rare malignancy with coexisting sarcomatoid and carcinomatous components. Its imaging and endoscopic characteristics are similar to those of leiomyosarcoma, liposarcoma and so forth. The diagnosis needs histological confirmation. Surgical resection is the traditional therapy. Endoscopic resection is minimally invasive but still controversial. This paper reports the case of a patient with a giant esophageal carsinosarcoma who underwent a palliative endoscopic resection.