Giant Cavernous Hemangioma of the Esophagus: One Case Report.
- Author:
Chang Min LEE
1
;
Sung Dal PARK
;
Sung Rae CHO
;
Bang HUR
Author Information
1. Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosin Medical College, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Esophageal neoplasm;
Esophagogastrostomy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Barium;
Deglutition Disorders;
Endoscopy;
Esophageal Neoplasms;
Esophagectomy;
Esophagus*;
Hemangioma;
Hemangioma, Cavernous*;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Radionuclide Angiography
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1998;31(3):324-328
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Esophageal hemangioma is an extremely rare benign tumor that causes dysphagia and massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Although certain abnormalities seen on a barium swallow esophagography or at endoscopy may suggest an esophageal hemangioma, a contrast CT and radionuclide angiography using a blood-pool radiopharmaceutical can characterize the intense vascularity of the tumor. We experienced the ase of a 7x7x3.5 cm in size giant cavernous hemangioma of the lower 1/3 of esophagus in a 40 year old man. A mural cavernous hemangioma was diagnosed with a barium swallowed esophagogaphy, endoscopy, and a contrast CT. It was treated successfully by transthoracic esophagectomy including the tumor and esophagogastrostomy.
