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So-called Carcinosarcoma of the Esophagus: Report of a Case

Ichiro Akagi, Masao Miyashita, Hiroshi Makino, Tsutomu Nomura, Keiichi Ohkawa and Takashi Tajiri

Surgery for Organ Function and Biological Regulation, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School

The carcinosarcoma of the esophagus is a rare malignant neoplasm consisting of both carcinomatous and sarcomatous components. A case of so-called carcinosarcoma of the esophagus is described herein. A 69-year-old man presented with dysphagia and was admitted to our hospital. Imaging studies revealed a localized ulcerative tumor in the middle intrathoracic esophagus without any invasion or metastasis. The patient was initially thought to have squamous cell carcinoma and underwent subtotal esophagectomy with lymphadenectomy. Final diagnosis of the tumor was so-called carcinosarcoma of the esophagus. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and showed no evidence of recurrence or metastasis in the 4-year postoperative period.

J Nippon Med Sch 2008; 75: 171-174

Keywords
carcinosarcoma, esophagus, operation

Correspondence to
Ichiro Akagi, MD, Department of Surgery for Organ Function and Biological Regulation, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
ichiro@nms.ac.jp

Received, February 7, 2008
Accepted, February 29, 2008