title: [Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the esophagus].
abstract: The patient aged 60 underwent extirpation of the thoracic oesophagus followed by esophagogastroplasty and splenectomy. There was a polyp-like neoplasm 12 cm long and 3 cm in diameter on a crus originating from the esophageal wall and diagnosed histologically as a malignant fibrous histiocytoma infiltrating muscular coat at the site of the crus. The patient died of suppurative mediastinitis 8 days later.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Samsonov
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Min'kovich
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005355:Fibrosis; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: ZLokachestvennaia fibroznaia gistiotsitoma pishchevoda.