ArticleCureus2026
Esophageal Squamous Papilloma: An Unusual Cause of Dysphagia.
Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Esophageal squamous papilloma (ESP) is a rare benign epithelial tumor of the esophagus with an endoscopic prevalence of 0.01% to 0.43%. It is most commonly discovered incidentally during upper endoscopy in asymptomatic patients. Symptomatic presentation, particularly dysphagia, is uncommon and infrequently reported in the literature. We present the case of a 58-year-old female with a three-month history of progressive dysphagia to both solids and liquids, along with intermittent epigastric pain. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed a solitary 3 mm sessile polyp in the middle third of the esophagus, which was successfully resected using cold biopsy forceps. Histopathology confirmed ESP, demonstrating papillary proliferation of non-dysplastic stratified squamous epithelium with fibrovascular cores, variable parakeratosis, spongiosis, and mild basal cell hyperplasia. Following resection, the patient experienced complete resolution of her dysphagia. Concurrently, gastric biopsies revealed active
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