A case of pseudosarcoma associated with type 3 squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: report of a case

Surg Today. 1999;29(8):777-81. doi: 10.1007/BF02482326.

Abstract

A case of a primary esophageal pseudosarcoma associated with an independent type 3 tumor is described herein. A 60-year-old male presented with dysphagia and chest discomfort. A clinical evaluation revealed a type 3 tumor in the middle of the esophagus, which was diagnosed after a biopsy to be squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). A subsequent gross examination of the subtotally removed esophagus revealed a polypoid tumor adjacent to the type 3 tumor. Histologically, the polypoid mass was composed of SCC and mesenchymal components without a transitional zone. The tumor was thus classified as a pseudosarcoma of the esophagus, and was unique in that this appeared to have developed independently from the SCC.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sarcoma / pathology*
  • Sarcoma / surgery