Pleomorphic adenoma of the cervical esophagus: a rare tumor.
Pleomorphic adenoma of the esophagus is a rare tumor: less than 10 cases have been reported. These pleomorphic neoplasms are sessile and arise in the submucosal glands of the esophagus. Described in this report is the long-term follow-up of an additional case, in which the resection was reinforced with a pectoralis major muscle wrap.
Banducci
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Rees
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Bluett
M K
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Sawyers
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004946:Esophagostomy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps