Neoplasms of the esophagus normally appear either as a exophytic-polyp
oid form, or as an infiltrating carcinoma or as an ulcerating tumor. W
e report on a 86 year old man suffering from the rare case of a pedicl
e polypoid tumor of the esophagus histologically diagnosed as a carcin
osarcoma. We discuss the histological problems and our diagnostic and
therapeutic proceeding.