title: Leiomyomata of the oesophagus: report of four surgically-treated cases.
abstract: Four patients with leiomyoma of the upper or middle third of the oesophagus treated by surgical excision are reported. All operations were performed through a right thoracotomy with simple enucleation of the lesion. Two patients were asymptomatic. In one the tumour had a spiral configuration almost completely surrounding the lumen. No complications occurred. Early surgical treatment is advised although the tumour grows slowly.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged