ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2022
Leiomyoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature.
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- An Unusual Cause of Dysphagia in a 16-Year-Old Girl.Middle East journal of digestive diseases · 2025Article
- Misdiagnosis of esophageal leiomyoma combined with adrenal cortical adenoma as esophageal cancer with adrenal metastasis by fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: A case report.Oncology letters · 2025Article
- A Large Esophageal Leiomyoma: Thoraco-Laparoscopic Enucleation or Esophagectomy and Reconstruction?The American journal of case reports · 2023Article
- Are biopsies during endoscopic ultrasonography necessary for a suspected esophageal leiomyoma? Is laparoscopy always feasible?World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: differentiation from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and leiomyoma using dynamic contrast-enhanced CT findings.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2022Article
- Myxofibrosarcoma of the abdominal wall : A case report and literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2022Article
- A Rare Case of Proximal Esophageal Leiomyoma Presenting with Progressive Dysphagia Mimicking Malignancy.Case reports in oncologyArticle
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Abstract
introductionBenign tumors represent less than 1% of esophageal neoplasms. Esophageal leiomyoma is a very rare tumor that arises from mesenchymal tissue. We present here a case of leiomyoma of the esophagus which was revealed by dysphagia and vomiting that was treated by surgical enucleation. PRESENTATION OF CASE: This report illustrates the case of a female who presented with dysphagia and vomiting. Imageology demonstrated an esophageal mass which was treated with surgical enucleation. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of leiomyoma. CLINICAL DISCUSSION: Benign esophageal tumors are rare. Leiomyoma commonly presents as a single lesion in the middle or lower third of the esophagus. Leiomyomas located in the proximal and middle third of the esophagus can be operated on by right thoracotomy. Surgical treatment varies from enucleation to esophageal resection depending on the size and location of the mass. In our case, the tumor was enucleated by a right posterolateral thoracotomy.
conclusionEsophageal leiomyoma is a benign and generally asymptomatic tumor. Surgery is the pillar of treatment. Enucleation should be performed whenever possible to avoid esophagectomy and thus decrease morbidity and mortality.
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