Open AccessPrimary liposarcoma of esophagus: A case report
Author(s) -
Theodoros Liakakos,
Theodore Troupis,
Charalambos Tzathas,
Konstantina Spirou,
Irene Nikolaou,
Spiridon Ladas,
Gabriel Karatzas
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i7.1149
Subject(s) - medicine , liposarcoma , dysphagia , esophagus , vomiting , epigastric pain , nausea , esophageal neoplasm , lesion , radiology , surgery , sarcoma , esophageal cancer , pathology , cancer
Liposarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in adult life while esophageal liposarcoma is an extremely rare tumor. In the world literature, only 14 cases of esophageal liposarcomas have been described. We report a 72-year old male patient who was urgently admitted to our hospital for acute epigastric pain with a burning retrosternal sensation, persistent nausea, vomiting and dysphagia. Barium swallow, upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, esophageal manometry and CT scan, failed to accurately diagnose the lesion. After surgical resection of an esophageal polypoid tumor, the histological examination revealed a well-differentiated grade I liposarcoma. Diagnostic and therapeutic tools were discussed and the results of literature were reviewed.