title: Esophageal duplication cyst in an adult masquerading as submucosal tumor.
abstract: Gastrointestinal duplications usually manifest in children and may involve the esophagus in 20% cases. Esophageal duplication cysts are a rare cause of dysphagia in adults. We report the case of a 35-year-old male who presented to us with progressive dysphagia of 6 months duration. Contrast enhanced computed tomography showed a soft-tissue lesion in right lateral wall of distal thoracic esophagus. On endoscopic ultrasound, a heterogeneously echotextured lesion with anechoic component present at intramural location in the lower esophagus was noted. The patient underwent surgical excision of the lesion and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of esophageal duplication cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Vinita
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Surinder Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Amit Raj
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Ritambhra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nada
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Kartar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Deepak Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Bhasin
keywords: computed tomography; cyst; dysphagia; endoscopic ultrasound