Diffuse Leiomyomatosis of The Esophagus: A Case Report.
- Author:
Yoon Woo ROH
1
;
Yong Sun JUN
;
Jong Myun HONG
Author Information
1. Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine. Chungbuk National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Leiomyomatosis;
Esophagus neoplasm
- MeSH:
Adult;
Esophageal Neoplasms;
Esophagus*;
Female;
Humans;
Leiomyoma;
Leiomyomatosis*;
Rare Diseases
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1998;31(8):823-826
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Though leiomyomas are the commonest benign tumors in the esohpagus, the vast majority of the leiomyomas of alimentary tract occurs outside the esophagus. Leiomyoma is mostly solitary, and multiple lesions are rare. Diffuse esophageal leiomyomatosis is a very rare disease, which is the condition having diffuse thickening of esophageal musculature and with or without discrete lesion. We are reporting a typical case of diffuse leiomyomatosis of the esophagus in a 37-year-old woman successfully resected.
