Year: 1988
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Esophageal leiomyoma is an unusual lesion. Case reports have recently been increasing with the progress in diagnostic techniques. However, cases under 20 years of age stillrare. Esophageal leiomyoma in 15-year-old girl is reported in the context of the available literature. A 15-year-old female patient with chief complaints of dysphagia and cough was treated. Under the diagnosis of esophageal submucosal tumor, esophageal leiomyoma, she underwent enucleation of the tumor. The horseshoe-shaped tumor was located in the upper thoracic esophagus (Iu). The tumor measured 15 cm at the longest diameter. Cases under 20 years of age which are collected in the Japanese literature and include our own case total only 9. They have characteristic features in comparison with general esophageal leiomyoma.
Authors: Harumasa YASUDA, Masao KIM, Hiroki AKAMATSU, Hisashi SATOH, Hiroshi AKEDO, Akira KITAGAWA
Institution: Osaka Police Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Gastroenterology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2334700341