title: Multimodality diagnostic imaging of diffuse esophageal leiomyomatosis.
abstract: A case of diffuse esophageal leiomyomatosis is presented, with emphasis on the imaging findings across multiple contemporary diagnostic modalities. This entity represents a rare presentation of uncommon benign smooth muscle tumors of the esophagus. The characteristic clinical, histologic, and multimodality imaging findings may distinguish this benign tumor from its malignant counterpart leiomyosarcoma and from achalasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63110-2539, USA. memisoei@slu.edu
authors.forename: Esat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Memisoglu
authors.forename: Banke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Isin
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akduman
authors.forename: Charlene
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prather
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: A Cahid
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Civelek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology