title: Benign tumors of oesophagus: value of endoscopy.
abstract: Endoscopic examination carried out in 20,000 patients allowed 7 benign tumors of the oesophagus to be detected. Four of them were intramural tumors corresponding to leiomyomas. Guided biopsies are not sufficient to assure an accurate diagnosis, but a mucosal lesion, particularly a carcinoma, should be ruled out. Endoscopic resection of the 3 intraluminal tumours was performed without incidents, allowing an accurate histologic diagnosis and a reasonable therapeutic approach. Endoscopic supervision is necessary in case of epithelial tumors.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery