title: Polypoid spindle cell carcinoma of the esophagus.
abstract: Rare histologic variants of esophageal cancer account for about 5% of cases. As its name suggests, polypoid spindle cell carcinoma of the esophagus (carcinosarcoma, pseudosarcoma) is comprised of both epithelial and spindle cell elements. The nomenclature reflects both the historical controversy over the lesion's cell of origin as well as its characteristic fungating intraluminal growth pattern. The authors report a case of polypoid spindle cell carcinoma of the esophagus that was preoperatively diagnosed as a visceral sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, UMDNJ, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Jadd
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koury
authors.forename: Sima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vossough
authors.forename: Jin K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Steve H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed