Transoral endoscopic resection of esophageal liposarcoma.

نویسندگان

  • Abdullah Aloraini
  • Ayoub Nahal
  • Lorenzo E Ferri
چکیده

A 63-year-old man presented with a 1-month history of dysphagia. Endoscopy showed the patient had a mass in the cervical esophagus. Multiple biopsy specimens were taken, which were inconclusive for a diagnosis. A positron-emission tomography scan showed a hypermetabolic lesion. A transoral endoscopic approach was used to resect the tumor. Final histologic examination revealed a completely resected low-grade liposarcoma.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Annals of thoracic surgery

دوره 94 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012