title: A rare case of giant solitary fibrous tumor of the esophagus.
abstract: Giant solitary fibrous tumor of the esophagus is a very rare neoplasm. We herein report a successful surgically treated solitary fibrous tumor of the esophagus. A 49-year-old man presented with a history of difficulty in swallowing and chest pain. The preoperative diagnostic workup, including a computed tomographic chest scan, endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasonography, and barium swallow, demonstrated a giant pedunculated intraluminal mass in the esophagus. The tumor was completely resected through a transthoracic esophagotomy, combined with an intraoperative endoscopy. A microscopic examination and immunohistochemical studies supported the diagnosis of a benign solitary fibrous tumors of the esophagus. The patient remained well with no evidence of recurrence 16 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. huilee@vip.sina.com
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mulan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Jianyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hao
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D019160:Endosonography; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D054364:Solitary Fibrous Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed