Simultaneous leiomyosarcoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: report of a new case (original) (raw)
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2020
Background: Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common epithelial tumor of the esophagus. Upper endoscopy with multiple minimally invasive biopsies should be performed to confirm the diagnosis. Leiomyoma of esophagus is rare, but it’s the most common benign submucosal mesenchymal tumor of the esophagus. The simultaneous occurrence of an overlying epithelial lesion and a mesenchymal lesion is very rare. This study aims to show a case operated due to squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus that was postoperatively diagnosed with coexistent esophageal leiomyoma and provide a clear overview of the existing literature on it. Case presentation: The patient was a 41-year-old lady who underwent three field esophagectomy (McKeown). In reviewing the pathology slides, the patient had poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma and also multiple leiomyomas. A leiomyoma was coexisted with an invading overlying squamous cell carcinoma. Conclusion: It is concluded that esophageal carcinomas may coe...
Leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus
Diseases of the Esophagus, 2003
Leiomyosarcomas of the esophagus are rare, malignant, smooth-muscle tumors. The presenting symptoms are indistinguishable from other esophageal neoplasms, though the history may be longer due to the slow growth of these tumors. Barium studies may show large intramural masses with ulceration or tracking, expansile intraluminal masses or areas of luminal narrowing. Endoscopic biopsies may give a high false negative rate especially in cases where the mucosa is intact. The treatment of choice is surgical excision. Synchronous and metachronous metastases do not preclude surgery, provided the metastases are also resectable. Prognosis is better than in patients with squamous esophageal cancer. The role of adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy is controversial. We report a 40-year-old man who presented to us with dysphagia and was found to have a leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus. He was treated successfully with esophagectomy and is disease-free after 7 years. We review the literature on esophageal leiomyosarcomas and their management.
A Leiomyosarcoma of Esophagus - Report of Two Cases
Journal of case reports, 2013
Leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor of esophagus that accounts for 0.5% esophageal sarcomas. This paper presents two cases of leiomyosarcoma of esophagus in 45 years old lady and 52 years old gentleman who presented with dysphagia and they were evaluated to rule out malignancy, but they turned out to be rare leiomyosarcoma which were confirmed by immunohistochemistry. One patient underwent oesophagogastrectomy and other was treated with self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) in view of inoperability. Case presentations, diagnostic modalities and various management options are discussed.
Endoscopic Diagnosis of Leiomyosarcoma of the Esophagus, a Rare Neoplasm
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, 1998
We report a case of leiomyosarcoma of the distal third of the esophagus in a 51-year-old woman presenting with a six-month history of severe epigastric pain, disphagia and weight loss. The diagnosis, suspected on endoscopic examination, was preoperatively acheived by biopsy and immunohistological stain. Surgical treatment was undertaken with good results. Differentiation between leiomyosarcoma and more common esophageal neoplasm may be difficult if based on radiographic and endoscopic appearance. Preoperative histological confirmation is therefore mandatory to schedule a wide surgical excision.
BMC Surgery, 2021
Background Esophageal leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare tumor that constitutes less than 1% of all malignant esophageal tumors. Concurrent occurrence of esophageal leiomyosarcoma with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is even rarer than isolated leiomyosarcoma. Case presentation In this report, we present a case of concurrent leiomyosarcoma and SCC in a 64-year-old woman presenting with vomiting and solid dysphagia, which has not been properly diagnosed following several referrals and diagnostic modalities. At last Exploratory laparotomy with gastric pull-up was performed in addition to radical laryngectomy with partial resection of the esophagus and subtotal thyroidectomy. Pathologic evaluation of the surgical specimen showed concurrent LMS (5.2 × 4.5 × 3 cm) and SCC (1.5 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm) at the same anatomical level in the proximal esophagus. Conclusions This study proposes the importance of using ancillary diagnostic tests such as immunohistochemistry (IHC) to diagnose less common cases ...
Coexistence of esophageal superficial carcinoma and multiple leiomyomas: A case report
World Journal of Gastroenterology Wjg, 2006
Leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the esophagus. They usually occur as a single lesion or as two or three nodules. Only two cases of esophageal multiple leiomyomas comprising more than 10 nodules have been reported previously. Moreover, there have been few reports of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma overlying submucosal tumors. We describe a 71-year-old man who was diagnosed as having a superficial esophageal cancer coexisting with two or three leiomyoma nodules. During surgery, 10 or more nodules that had not been evident preoperatively were palpable in the submucosal and muscular layers throughout the esophagus. As intramural metastasis of the esophageal cancer was suspected, we considered additional lymphadenectomy, but had to rule out this option because of the patient's severe anoxemia. Microscopic examination revealed that all the nodules were leiomyomas (20 lesions, up to 3 cm in diameter), and that invasion of the carcinoma cells was limited to the submucosal layer overlying a relatively large leiomyoma. This is the first report of superficial esophageal cancer coexisting with numerous solitary leiomyomas. Multiple minute leiomyomas are often misdiagnosed as intramural metastasis, and a leiomyoma at the base of a carcinoma lesion can also be misdiagnosed as tumor invasion. The present case shows that accurate diagnosis is required for the management of patients with coexisting superficial esophageal cancer and multiple leiomyomas.
Rapidly growing esophageal leiomyosarcoma: case report and review of the literature
Abdominal Imaging, 1995
We evaluated a 72-year-old woman who was experiencing dysphagia. Esophageal leiomyosarcoma was diagnosed by barium meal study, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), by computed tomography (CT). A barium meal study and esophagoscopy performed 3 months before the diagnosis of esophageal leiomyosarcoma showed no abnormalities. Therefore, the tumor appeared to have grown rapidly during the 3-month period.