A patient with esophageal hemangioma treated by endoscopic mucosal resection: a case report and review of the literature.
In a 58-year-old male, upper digestive endoscopy revealed a protruding lesion in the esophagus on a medical examination. The patient was referred to the Department of Surgery in our hospital to undergo surgery. On the initial consultation, upper digestive endoscopy showed a smooth, soft, black purple, type II protruding lesion measuring approximately 25 mm at 35 cm apart from the incisor. For diagnostic treatment and patient's request, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) was performed. The resected specimen measured 25 mm x 25 mm. The histological findings suggested cavernous hemangioma. To treat esophageal hemangioma, esohagectomy, tumor enucleation, or sclerotherapy has been performed. However, recently, thorough preoperative examination, such as endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), has facilitated endoscopic resection, such as EMR.
Department of Digestive and Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Japan.
Masahiro
M
Sogabe
Toshikatsu
T
Taniki
Yasuo
Y
Fukui
Takahiro
T
Yoshida
Koichi
K
Okamoto
Yoshio
Y
Okita
Hiroshige
H
Hayashi
Eriko
E
Kimuara
Yoshitaka
Y
Kimura
Yukiko
Y
Onose
Yuji
Y
Ozaki
Hiroshi
H
Iwaki
Kei
K
Sato
Shingo
S
Hibino
Seizo
S
Sawada
Naoki
N
Muguruma
Seisuke
S
Okamura
Susumu
S
Ito
D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged