title: Leiomyoma of the esophagus. (A case report).
abstract: Leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the esophagus. Its occurrence is fairly infrequent and in 50% of cases is asymptomatic. The case of esophageal leiomyoma (EL) which attracted our attention is of interest. The patient, a 44 years old women clinically assessed for cardiac rhythm disturbance with no compliant of dysphagia, had two locations of EL, demonstrated by x-ray, computed tomography and esophagoscopy. The treatment was performed in two phases, surgical and endoscopic, in relation to the non identification of the upper EL through the left thoracetomy. The various technical possibilities must all be evaluated in relation to every single case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zucchetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Negro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bock
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stroppa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Triveri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed