malignant melanoma of the esophagus is a rare tumor with poor prognosis. the survival of patients is generally less than one year after diagnosis. a case of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus is presented, who after radical resection of the tumor, is in excellent health, with no evidence of disease 14 months after surgery.

Esophageal cancer is a lethal disease with poor survival rate. It is necessary to determine the extension, and the stage of the tumor to predict the outcome of patients. Of the two common pathologic types, squamous cell carcinoma is still the most common form, and adenocarcinoma is the leading one. Early diagnosis and radical treatment of esophageal cancer, regardless of tumor spreading, increa...

esophageal cancer is a lethal disease with poor survival rate. it is necessary to determine the extension, and the stage of the tumor to predict the outcome of patients. of the two common pathologic types, squamous cell carcinoma is still the most common form, and adenocarcinoma is the leading one. early diagnosis and radical treatment of esophageal cancer, regardless of tumor spreading, increa...

Leiomyoma is a rare esophageal tumor that constitutes less than 1% of esophageal malignancies. It should be removed when diagnosed even if asymptomatic. This study presents two cases of esophageal leiomyoma in 38 and 62 years old men who presented with dysphagia and evaluated for diagnosis and location of related tumors. Patients were clinically examined and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, ch...

leiomyoma is a rare esophageal tumor that constitutes less than 1% of esophageal malignancies. it should be removed when diagnosed even if asymptomatic. this study presents two cases of esophageal leiomyoma in 38 and 62 years old men who presented with dysphagia and evaluated for diagnosis and location of related tumors. patients were clinically examined and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, ch...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 aim : the present study aimed to investigate the influence of histological factors on survival of patients with esophageal cancer. background : esophageal cancer is almost the common form of malignancy in the eastern world. patients and methods : through a retrospective cohort study a consecutive series of 134 patients wit...

Total protein and DNA extracted from histologically diagnosed normal nonmalignant and esophageal tumor tissues were used for analysis of polypeptides pattern by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and DNA transforming activity in NIH 3T3 cell transfection assay, respectively. In comparison to normal tissues, eight polypeptides underwent down-regulation or disappeared, while seven polypeptid...

Objective(s):  CD44 is a member of the cell adhesion molecules family. Naturally, CD44S, along with CD44V3 influence the cell motility, migration, and adhesion, while in tumor cells they lead to tumor invasion, progression, and metastasis. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the CD44S and CD44V3 expression in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) and to reveal their correlations wit...