Giant leiomyoma of the oesophagus with eosinophilic infiltration.
The most common benign tumour of the oesophagus is leiomyoma. Haemopoietic elements rarely infiltrate oesophageal leiomyoma. We report the case of a 24-year-old man with a long history of intermittent dysphagia. Endoscopy revealed external compression with normal oesophageal mucosa. A barium swallow study showed a defect in the oesophageal wall and a narrow oesophageal lumen. A CT scan of the chest confirmed a mass in the mid-oesophagus. A tumour was excised and the histology report revealed leiomyoma infiltrated with eosinophils, which is a rare variant.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Hadi
H
Mutairi
Mohammad
M
Al-Akkad
Mussarat
M
Afzal
Ikram
I
Chaudhry
D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult