title: Solitary esophageal leiomyoma with eosinophilic infiltrate: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Leiomyomas are common benign tumors of the esophagus representing 10% of all mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Prominent numbers of eosinophils involving a leiomyoma have only rarely been described. They have never been described involving a solitary leiomyoma of the esophagus. We present an unusual case of a solitary esophageal leiomyoma with a prominent number of eosinophils and mast cells, review the previous literature regarding this topic and discuss possible causes of the eosinophil infiltrate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. ddimaio@unmc.edu
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Linde
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: DiMaio
mesh_terms: D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged