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. 2013 May;9(5):322-5.

A large prolapsed inflammatory fibroid polyp of the esophagus: an unusual presentation

Chintan Modi  1 , Anish Shah, Joseph R Depasquale, Nihar Shah, Robert S Spira
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A large prolapsed inflammatory fibroid polyp of the esophagus: an unusual presentation

Chintan Modi et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2013 May.
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Figure 1
The initial diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a smooth, submucosal lesion in the lower third of the esophagus.
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Figure 2
The initial diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed normal findings on a retroflexion view.
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Figure 3
The intraoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy (retroflexion view) showed a large polypoid lesion that appeared to prolapse through the gastroesophageal junction into the fundus.
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Figure 4
A large (7 cm x 5 cm x 4 cm) polypoid lesion with surface ulceration.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Histopathology revealed (A) numerous blood vessels and stroma that were infiltrated with lymphocytes and eosinophils (hematoxylin and eosin stain, high-power view) as well as (B) spindle cells in myxoid stroma with inflammatory cells (hematoxylin and eosin stain, low-power view).
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