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Case Report and Review of the Literature

HAROLD K. PALANKER, M.D.; ANTHONY B. CONSTANTINE, M.D.; JOHN R. PAINE, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1951;62(5):627-633.

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AMONG the recognized tumors of the esophagus, hemangioendotheliomas or lymphangioendotheliomas are extremely rare. We have been able to find only four cases reported. Three of these are to be found in the Italian literature, and one is in the American literature.

Frattin¹ in 1903 described a case of primary lymphangioendothelioma in the cervical portion of the esophagus originating in a diverticulum about 2 cm. below the cricoid cartilage. In 1910 Carrara² published a case of hemangioendothelioma of the esophagus that was discovered at autopsy. Macroscopically, this tumor resembled a carcinoma. Microscopically, however, many small neoplastic cells assuming both a cuboid and an oval shape were seen. The intimate grouping of these cells around vessels gave the impression that they were derived from the cells of the blood vessel walls, and hence the tumor was reported as a primary perivascular hemangioendothelioma of the esophagus.

In 1930 Mencarelli³ reported . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BUFFALO

From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology of the Buffalo General Hospital and the University of Buffalo School of Medicine.

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