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10626176

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
30
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
The patient, a 60-year-old man, was diagnosed as having a protruding lesion in the upper thoracic esophagus on a routine endoscopic examination. Endoscopy showed a polyp with a pedicle in the upper esophagus. A biopsy indicated the presence of hemangioma. Since endoscopic ultrasonography showed the tumor to be located within the mucosa and submucosa, we chose an endoscopic resection as the most appropriate treatment for the esophageal hemangioma. After endoscopic resection, the patient has remained free of any symptoms or recurrence. Although an esophageal hemangioma is a benign tumor, a risk of severe hemorrhaging does exist. We conclude that the first choice of the treatment for esophageal hemangioma should thus be an endoscopic resection if the tumor is located within the mucosal or submucosal layer. However, if it is impossible to resect endoscopically, then either endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) or a surgical resection should be considered.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0172-6390
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3148-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Esophageal hemangioma: a case report and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't