title: Minimal access thoracic surgery for esophageal hemangioma.
abstract: Esophageal hemangioma is a rare tumor. This report describes the case of a 69-year-old woman with an esophageal tumor at the middle portion of the esophagus. The patient was successfully treated with minimal access thoracic surgery, and at the 6 month follow-up, the patient was free of any symptoms or recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan. expert96@ms11.hinet.net
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods