title: Giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus.
abstract: The role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the diagnosis and management of a giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus in a 46-year-old woman is described here. The fibrovascular polyp was detected at esophagogastroduodenoscopy, and EUS demonstrated that it originated from the submucosa. EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration was performed, and cytological examination of the specimen revealed benign fibro-fatty elements. The lesion was resected via a transcervical esophagotomy. The literature on fibrovascular polyps is reviewed.
authors: Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
authors: B M
authors: BM
authors: Devereaux
authors: J K
authors: JK
authors: LeBlanc
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kesler
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Brooks
authors: G A
authors: GA
authors: Lehman
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Sherman
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Ciaccia
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery