Leiomyosarcoma of esophagus is an uncommon disease, so any paper reporting that a patient with leiomyosarcoma of esophagus survived over 5 years after operation connot be found in Japan.
Our case, 52 years old man, was admitted to National Cancer Center Hospital complaining dysphagia. Examination revealed that the tumor existed at the mid-thoracic esophagus. Operation was done at Dec. 9, 1964. The tumor was enucleated easily. Histological diagnosis of this tumor was leiomyosarcoma of esophagus.
Three years and two months after the operation, tumor in the m. biceps brachii of right arm was enucleated.
And 3 years and 4 months after the first operation, tumor in the m. flexor digitorum superficialis of right arm was also enucleated.
Then, 4 years and 8 months after the first operation, tumor in the m. brachialis of right arm was enucleated.
Histologically, these three intramuscular tumor was diagnosed as metastatic leiomyosarcoma.
This patient, although 3 intramuscular metastasis was found and operated upon, is now well and working healthy, 5 years after the operation for esophagus.
