title: Benign schwannoma of the esophagus presenting as a giant fibrovascular polyp.
abstract: The case of a 62-year-old man with benign schwannoma associated with a giant polyp of the esophagus is presented. His initial symptom was dysphagia. The polyp was removed through cervical esophagotomy. He had no recurrence of symptoms 5 years after this procedure. Pathologic examination showed a rare histology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Eberlein
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hannan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Josa
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sugarbaker
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011127:Polyps / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery