An odd lump in the oesophagus - diagnostic and therapeutic approach?
A 60-year-old woman initially presented with a history of mild haematemesis. The patient denied any dysphagia, weight loss, or fever, intake of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or excessive alcohol consumption. She did not have abdominal pain and had not observed blood in her stools or melaena. At upper endoscopy, a potential source of bleeding could not be detected, but a subepithelial mass in the mid-oesophagus was revealed. The diagnostic and therapeutic approach to subepithelial oesophageal lesions is discussed.
Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, UK.
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Barnabas
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Greywoode
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Maynard
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Braden
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome