title: Giant esophageal polyp: a rare and benign neoplasm.
abstract: Giant esophageal polyp is a very rare neoplasm, usually benign but often demanding both for diagnostic and/or therapeutical procedures and for dramatic symptomatologic onset in the patient (regurgitation and asphyxia). The authors present a brief clinical report of a patient with a 20 cm.-long esophageal polyp removed by left lateral cervicotomy and esophagotomy for 8 cm. below the upper esophageal sphincter (histologic examinations showed a pedicled polypoid fibrolipoma with a remarkable presence of myxoid and vascular components). The authors also describe diagnostic and therapeutic methods to manage this rare disease and they gave a brief review of recent literature.
authors.affiliation: First Surgical Clinic, University Hospital of Catania.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Minutolo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rinzivillo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li Destri
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scilletta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cammisuli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puleo
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004946:Esophagostomy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery