Giant Liposarcoma of the Esophagus

Liposarcomas of the gastrointestinal tract are exceedingly rare. Only nine cases of esophageal involvement have been described. A 68-year-old woman presented with an episode of vomiting followed by extrusion of a polypoid mass from the mouth. This 10th case of esophageal liposarcoma is the first in...

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Main Authors: Annie Beaudoin, Charles Journet, Alain Watier, Charles-Jacques Mongeau, Michel Chagnon, René Beaudry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2002-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/359248
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author Annie Beaudoin
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Michel Chagnon
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description Liposarcomas of the gastrointestinal tract are exceedingly rare. Only nine cases of esophageal involvement have been described. A 68-year-old woman presented with an episode of vomiting followed by extrusion of a polypoid mass from the mouth. This 10th case of esophageal liposarcoma is the first in the literature to report a recurrence 25 years after the first episode.
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spelling doaj-art-1448cfd85a2d44248ce3c48d5516f5852025-08-20T03:54:33ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002002-01-0116637737910.1155/2002/359248Giant Liposarcoma of the EsophagusAnnie Beaudoin0Charles Journet1Alain Watier2Charles-Jacques Mongeau3Michel Chagnon4René Beaudry5Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, Québec, CanadaCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, Québec, CanadaCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, Québec, CanadaCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, Québec, CanadaCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, Québec, CanadaCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, Québec, CanadaLiposarcomas of the gastrointestinal tract are exceedingly rare. Only nine cases of esophageal involvement have been described. A 68-year-old woman presented with an episode of vomiting followed by extrusion of a polypoid mass from the mouth. This 10th case of esophageal liposarcoma is the first in the literature to report a recurrence 25 years after the first episode.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/359248
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Giant Liposarcoma of the Esophagus
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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