Endoscopically Removed Polypoid Esophageal Leiomyoma.
- Author:
Hyun Mi CHO
;
Moo Il KANG
;
Kae Soon IM
;
Jin Wu JEONG
;
Chang Don LEE
;
In Sik CHUNG
;
Doo Ho PARK
;
Boo Sung KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Esophagus;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Leiomyoma*;
Middle Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1986;6(1):15-18
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the esophagus, but it still occurs rarely, as compared with the incidence of cacinoma. There are no geographic or racial differences and manifestations are unusual and inconsistent. About 97% of the esophageal leiomyoma may oecur in intramural type and 1 of the tumor may be polypoid type. Considerable diagnostic problems may arise as well as problems of proper surgical management. We experienced a case of a 47-year old female with esophageal leiomyoma in the mid- point of the esophagus. The patient complained of substernal discomfort for 1 month and routine examinatian and gastrofiberscope were performed. The gastrofiberscopic finding was asmoothly protruded, round bean-sized polypoid mass in the midpoint of the esophagus which was removed by polypectomy. There were no other complications. So we reported this case with review of literature.
