Korean J Gastrointest Endosc > Volume 7(1); 1987 > Article

Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1987;7(1): 31-34.

내시경 절제술로 진단된 다발성 식도 평활근종 1예 ( A Case of Multiple Leiomyomas of the Esophagus )

한명철, 이영석, 한석원, 최규용, 양일권, 장은덕, 선희식, 김부성 (Myung Cheol Han, Young Sok Lee, Sok Won Han, Kyu Yong Choi, Il Kwon Yang, Eun Deok Chang, Hee Sik Sun and Boo Sung Kim)

Abstract

Benign tumors of the esophagus occur rarely as compared with the incidence of carcinomas. Among the benign tumors of the esophagus such as leiomyoma, lipoma, hemangioma, papilioma. polyp, cystetc. leiomyoma is the most common, although less than 10 percents of leiomyomas of the gastrointestinal tract are found in the esophagus. Most of leiomyomas of the esophagus present as solitary lesions but multiple tumors occur in about 4 percents of cases. Leiomyomas of the esophagus are diagnosed by thorough clinical evaluation, esophagogram and upper gastrofiberscopic examination but histological confirmation requires surgical or necropsy specimens. Occasionally gastrofiberscopic polypectomized specimens are used. We report one case of multiple leiomyomas of the esophagus located in between 25 cm and 40 cm distance from the incisor in a 38-year-old man who complained of vague substernal discomfort for about 10 years. Gastrofiberscopic polypectomized specimen was used for preoperative histological confirmation. The pathologic examination of the specimen showed leiomyoma of the esophagus.