Giant esophageal leiomyoma with secondary megaesophagus.
A 25-year-old woman presented with a giant leiomyoma in the lower third of the esophagus. She had no digestive symptoms, although there was a severe esophageal dilation. Such a megaesophagus secondary to a leiomyoma has not been described previously. Esophagogastric resection was performed, followed by an uneventful recovery period. The literature on esophageal leiomyoma is reviewed.
D000328:Adult; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography