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Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the upper third of the esophagus

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The leiomyosarcoma here reported evidently grew slowly and invaded slowly. Its extension into the trachea anteriorly probably resulted in the implantation metastases in the lungs since these secondary growths were found in the vicinity of terminal bronchi. It was spontaneous hemorrhage from portions of the vascular tumor, the blood welling up about the epiglottis and being inhaled, that caused death in this case of an unusual neoplasm in the upper portion of the esophagus.

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  1. Portland, Oregon

    Frank R. Menne M.D., F.A.C.P. (Professor of Pathology) & Richard F. Birge M.D.

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  1. Frank R. Menne M.D., F.A.C.P.
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From the Pathological Laboratory of the Veterans Facility and the Department of Pathology of the University of Oregon Medical School.

Foot Note: Published with the permission of the medical director of the Veterans’ Administration, who assumes no responsibility for the opinions expressed or the conclusions drawn by the writers.

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Menne, F.R., Birge, R.F. Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the upper third of the esophagus. American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 3, 848–851 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02999283

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