Pedunculated intraluminal osteochrondromatous hamartoma of the esophagus.
Pedunculated intraluminal hamartoma of the cervical esophagus of an adult female was treated by surgical resection. The patient presented with bloody sputum. A barium swallow revealed a pedunculated intraluminal tumor just below the conus of the thyroid cartilage. The tumor had a stalk of 6 cm in length and was attached to the cricopharyngeal muscle. Histopathologic examination showed a predominance of osseous and cartilaginous tissue. The tumor also contained fibrous tissue, adipose tissue and glandular structure. The embryology of such a cartilaginous tumor at the proximal esophagus was interesting.
Saitoh
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Department of Otolaryngology, Kyoto City Hospital, Japan.
Inomata
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Y
Tadaki
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N
Mimaki
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S
D000328:Adult; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans