title: Lymphangioma of the esophagus: surgical treatment.
abstract: Lymphangioma of the esophagus is a very rare submucosal tumor, but it can usually be removed without complication by endoscopic resection because of its small size and benign nature. My colleagues and I report a case of an uncommonly large lymphangioma (5.1 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm) in the distal esophagus treated by distal esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy for complete resection without narrowing the esophagus. The patient's immediate postoperative course was uneventful, and he remains well 6 months after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea. yoonkwon@inha.ac.kr
authors.forename: Yong Han
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Kwang Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Wan Ki
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Joung Taek
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kuk Hui
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Jee Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jung Il
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods; D004946:Esophagostomy / Q000379:methods; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome