title: Primary oesophageal rhabdomyosarcoma.
abstract: A case is presented of a rhabdomyosarcoma of the oesophagus with a description of the cytology, light microscopy, and immunocytochemical findings and a discussion of spindle cell tumours occurring at this site. Cytologically, large bizarre shaped pleomorphic cells were seen in which desmin was demonstrated in order to confirm the diagnosis after destaining a Papanicolaou stained slide and restaining it with antibody to desmin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Pathology and Cytology, University of Cape Town Medical School, Observatory, South Africa.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chetty
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Learmonth
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D003893:Desmin / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007633:Keratins / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014746:Vimentin / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D003893:Desmin; D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins