Fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus in infant.
A five month female was referred complaining of intermittent vomiting with protrusion of a sausage-like mass through the oral cavity. Esophageal endoscopy and esophagogram revealed a mass in the upper esophagus, which was diagnosed as a fibrovascular polyp. Under general anesthesia, the mass was grasped through the oral cavity with a forcep and ligated and excised at the base, where a stump arose from the posterior wall of the cervical esophagus. The pathology was confirmed as a fibrovascular polyp, which is a rare benign esophageal lesion occurring mostly in adult males, and has not been reported in infancy.
Paik
H C
HC
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hcpaik@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
Han
J W
JW
Jung
E K
EK
Bae
K M
KM
Lee
Y H
YH
D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011127:Polyps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery