Epithelioid malignant mesothelioma presenting with features of esophageal tumor

Abstract

Intrathoracic epithelioid mesothelioma commonly presents as a diffuse tumor of the pleura. It rarely occurs as a localized tumor that might be surgically resectable. We report a case of one such localized mesothelioma in a 72-year-old woman, which arose from the wall of the esophagus and had all the presenting features of an esophageal tumor.