Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the esophagus: Report of three cases and review of the literatures

摘要

We reported three cases of polypoid tumor of the esophagus, among them one case of sarcomatous tumor partly covered with superficial squamous cell carcinoma. The sarcoma was consisted of anaplastic spindle and pleomorphic tumor cells, which was similar to malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the soft tissue. Diagnosis of the surgery resected specimen was confirmed by histological, immunohistochemical and electron microscopic methods. Both diagnostic and differential diagnostic problems of primary MFH of the esophagus and world medical literatures were discussed.