Malignant glomus tumor of the esophagus with mediastinal lymph node metastases

Ye Zhang; Hui Li; Wen-Qian Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.092

Malignant glomus tumor of the esophagus with mediastinal lymph node metastases

Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Oct;96(4):1464-1466. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.092.

Authors

Ye Zhang¹, Hui Li², Wen-Qian Zhang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. Electronic address: huilee@vip.sina.com.

PMID: 24088462
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.092

Abstract

Extracutaneous malignant glomus tumors are unusual, and their occurrence in the esophagus has been recognized with extreme rarity. We describe a 47-year-old man who presented with progressive dysphagia and weight loss. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, a barium esophagram, and chest computed tomography revealed an unusually large, aggressive soft mass at the middle portion of the esophagus. A curative resection (R0 resection) was achieved by means of Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection. The histopathologic examination and immunohistochemical studies demonstrated a malignant glomus tumor of the esophagus with mediastinal lymph node metastases.

Keywords: 8.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
Glomus Tumor / secondary*
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Mediastinum
Middle Aged