Collision tumor of esophagus: report of three cases

Lin Wang; Cheng Zhan; Jun Ma; Yu Shi; Qun Wang

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.090

Collision tumor of esophagus: report of three cases

Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Mar;97(3):1075-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.090.

Authors

Lin Wang¹, Cheng Zhan¹, Jun Ma¹, Yu Shi², Qun Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: shi.yu@zs-hospital.sh.cn.

PMID: 24580931
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.090

Abstract

Collision tumors are rare, and they are not well-recognized entities. Collision tumors of the esophagus are rarer. Here we report 3 patients with esophageal collision tumors and discuss their characteristics.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged