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Tumors of esophagus may be classified, based on histological features, into:

1.    Epithelial tumors:

a.    Squamous cell papilloma
b.    Intraepithelial neoplasia

  • Squamous
  • Glandular (Adenoma)

c.    Carcinoma:

  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Verrucous (Squamous) carcinoma
  • Spindle cell (Squamous) carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Adenosquamous carcinoma
  • Mucoepidermal carcinoma
  • Adenoid cystic carcinoma
  • Small cell carcinoma
  • Undifferentiated carcinoma
  • Other

d.    Carcinoid tumour

2.    Non-Epithelial tumors:

a.    Leiomyoma b.    Lipoma c.    Granular cell tumors

d.    Gastrointestinal stromal tumors

  • Benign
  • Uncertain malignant potential
  • Malignant

e.    Leiomyosarcoma f.    Rhabdomyosarcoma g.    Kaposi’s sarcoma h.    Malignant melanoma

i.    Others

3.    Secondary tumors

2013-08-17

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