Giant esophageal polyp: a rare and benign neoplasm.
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.
Minutolo
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First Surgical Clinic, University Hospital of Catania.
Rinzivillo
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C
Li Destri
G
G
Scilletta
B
B
Cammisuli
F
F
Puleo
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S
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