Malignant lesions of the esophagus, other than epidermoids and adenocarcinomas, are remarkably uncommon. The authors report a case of a patient with a spindle cell carcinoma of the esophagus. This is a rare malignant tumor characterized by a large bulky lobulated mass in the middle third of the esophagus that causes relatively little obstruction in spite of its volume. A review of literature is presented.
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