title: Hemangioma of the esophagus.
abstract: Hemangioma of the esophagus is a rare tumor. Fewer than 100 cases have been found in the literature. The present case report describes a patient who experienced a sudden massive hematemesis and demonstrated unusual changes on the computed tomographic scan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Betsill
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Marroum
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed