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Case Reports
. 2012 Jun 1;4(3):323-6.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2011.11.02.

Surgical treatment of esophageal leiomyoma larger than 5 cm in diameter: A case report and review of the literature

Xuefei Sun  1 , Jiabang Wang, Guotao Yang
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Case Reports

Surgical treatment of esophageal leiomyoma larger than 5 cm in diameter: A case report and review of the literature

Xuefei Sun et al. J Thorac Dis. .

Abstract

Although leiomyoma is the most common benign esophageal neoplasm, it is a rare condition. Resection of the tumor is recommended in symptomatic patients, and observation is recommended in asymptomatic patients with small lesions. We discussed here a patient admitted to our hospital for dyspepsia in whom a calcified mediastinal neoplasm was diagnosised preoperatively and esophageal leiomyoma was diagnosised postoperatively. Enucleation of a leiomyoma of the esophagus is recommended and the optimal approaches should be tailored based on the location and size of the tumor.

Keywords: Benign esophageal tumor; enucleation; esophageal leiomyoma.

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A/B: Computerized tomography (CT) scanning of the chest revealed a completely calcified 70 mm × 60 mm mass at the right lower post mediastinum; C: A solitary esophageal leiomyoma with a ginger-like shape after enucleation; D: Histopathologic examination revealed cacified spindle cell fascicles without mitosis or atypia (HE×100) course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged subjectively free of complaints on the 9th postoperative day.
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