title: Imaging of uncommon esophageal malignancies.
abstract: Malignant esophageal neoplasms other than squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma are uncommon and include endocrine tumors, lymphoid malignancies, melanoma, malignant stromal tumors, and secondary tumors (metastases). Imaging, though not diagnostic in many cases, helps in selecting the appropriate treatment strategy by determining the anatomic extent of the tumor and locoregional and distant spread. In this article, we provide a comprehensive review of the imaging features of these uncommon esophageal malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tirumani
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.|Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.|Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tirumani
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.|Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shinagare
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.|Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Krajewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.|Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Ramaiya
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000473:pathology
keywords: esophageal malignancy; gastrointestinal stromal tumor; lymphoma; melanoma; small-cell carcinoma