title: Giant pedunculated liposarcomas of the esophagus: literature review and case report.
abstract: Although liposarcoma is the second most common soft-tissue sarcoma in adults, its incidence within the gastrointestinal tract is distinctly low. Esophageal involvement is exceedingly rare and only four cases have been described so far. A fifth case is presented here along with a thorough review of the literature of polypoid lipomatous tumors of the esophagus. Diagnostic and therapeutical strategies of these tumors are discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e Sperimentale, Università di Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Boggi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viacava
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Naccarato
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Giulianotti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: di Candio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Battolla
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mosca
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008551:Melena / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery