Kissing tumors; the concurrent diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

Kissing tumors; the concurrent diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

Abstract Background Esophageal leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare tumor that constitutes less than 1% of all malignant esophageal tumors. Concurrent occurrence of esophageal leiomyosarcoma with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is even rarer than isolated leiomyosarcoma. Case presentation In this report, we...

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Main Authors: Hamed Gheibollahi, Amirreza Dehghanian, Negar Taheri, Saeid Tavanafar, Seyede Sona Mousavi, Hamidreza Abbasi, Mohammadreza Sasani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Esophageal neoplasms
Leiomyosarcoma
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-020-01031-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-020-01031-z

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