title: Sudden asphyxial death due to an esophageal leiomyoma.
abstract: An exceedingly rare case of an esophageal leiomyoma causing sudden death by asphyxiation due to tracheal compression is presented. A brief discussion of esophageal leiomyomata is included.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014132:Trachea