title: Epithelioid malignant mesothelioma presenting with features of esophageal tumor.
abstract: Intrathoracic epithelioid mesothelioma commonly presents as a diffuse tumor of the pleura. It rarely occurs as a localized tumor that might be surgically resectable. We report a case of one such localized mesothelioma in a 72-year-old woman, which arose from the wall of the esophagus and had all the presenting features of an esophageal tumor.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, HU16 5JQ, UK. wesam@doctor.com
authors: Mohammed W
authors: MW
authors: Khalil
authors: Anne Patricia
authors: AP
authors: Campbell
authors: Michael Edward
authors: ME
authors: Cowen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019160:Endosonography; D015622:Epithelioid Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome