title: Malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the esophagus.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the esophagus has been very rarely reported in literature. Herein, we report a case of a successful surgically treated malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the esophagus. A 36-year-old woman was admitted at our hospital with an erroneous ultrasound-based diagnosis of cervico-mediastinal goiter. Surprisingly, the preoperative diagnostic work-up, including a computed tomographic chest scan, endoscopy, and endoscopic ultrasonography, revealed a pedunculated intraluminal mass in the esophagus. The tumor was radically removed through left antero-lateral cervicotomy. Pathologic and immunohistochemical examination was concluded for a malignant SFT, a rare variant not previously described in relation to the esophagus. The patient underwent adjuvant radiotherapy and is alive with no signs of tumor recurrence 32 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. filippo_lococo@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lococo
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cesario
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mulè
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Margaritora
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D054364:Solitary Fibrous Tumors / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome