title: Giant fibrolipoma of the esophagus.
abstract: Benign tumors of the esophagus are uncommon, representing <0.5% of esophageal tumors. Fibrolipomas are a subset of benign fibrovascular tumors, which present with dysphagia, odynophagia, and substernal fullness. These intraluminal tumors can become elongated and molded into a long pedunculated polyp by constant peristaltic movements. They can cause esophageal obstruction if large and long enough and can cause asphyxiation if they become lodged into the glottis. A barium swallow is the main diagnostic tool; treatment is surgical via a transoral, transcervical, or transthoracic approach. We report the excision of a large esophageal fibrolipoma through a transoral laser microsurgical approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kau
authors.forename: Alpen B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hinni