title: Spontaneous esophageal hematoma diagnosed by computed tomography.
abstract: An 82-year-old woman with acute chest pain was found to have an elongated mass inseparable from the esophagus on CT examination. Hyperdense areas within the mass indicated the diagnosis of spontaneous hematoma of the esophageal wall. She recovered completely without treatment.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed