title: Oesophageal leiomyoma presenting as a mediastinal mass.
abstract: A 28 year old male presented with complaints of retrosternal pain, discomfort and dysphagia of 4 years duration. Barium swallow and oesophagoscopy were suggestive of extrinsic compression of thoracic oesophagus. CT scan of chest was suggestive of a large mediastinal lymph node mass. Thoracotomy and open biopsy showed a benign mesenchymal tumor on frozen section. A transthoracic oesophagectomy with gastric pull up and cervical oesophago-gastric anastomosis was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient discharged on the tenth postoperative day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samaiya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chumber
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vashishth
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Karak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*