Undifferentiated mesenchymal neoplasm of the esophagus in a child: case report and comparison with gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
Mesenchymal neoplasms of the esophagus are relatively uncommon in adults and exceedingly rare in children. Childhood tumors consist almost exclusively of smooth muscle tumors (leiomyomas). We report a case of an undifferentiated mesenchymal neoplasm occurring in the distal esophagus of a 15-year-old boy which is not a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such a neoplasm occurring in the esophagus of either an adult or child.
Jollimore
Jason V
JV
Department of Pathology, IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, 5850/5980 University Avenue, P.O. Box 3070, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3G9, Canada.
Zamakhshary
Mohammed
M
Giacomantonio
Michael
M
Yu
Weiming
W
D000293:Adolescent; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome