title: Adult asymptomatic hamartoma in the distal esophagus: a rare case.
abstract: An esophageal hamartoma is a rare, benign germ-cell condition. Most hamartomas are intraluminal tumors located in the upper third of the esophagus. We herein report an unusual case of a pedunculated hamartoma that involved the lower third of the esophagus that was diagnosed incidentally during investigations for epigastric pain. The features noted on endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound/Doppler endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography of the chest are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, China.
authors.forename: Wen Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiang Dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ling Hu En
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Qiang
authors.forename: Yun Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*