An Esophageal Leiomyoma with Cystic Degeneration Mimicking a Malignant Neoplasm
Esophageal subepithelial tumors (SETs) are commonly encountered during screening endoscopy, and leiomyomas are the most common SET of the esophagus. Almost all patients with esophageal leiomyomas are asymptomatic; however, some present with dysphagia, depending on the size of the tumor and the exten...
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| author | Gwang Ha Kim Dong Chan Joo Moon Won Lee Bong Eun Lee Kyungbin Kim |
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| description | Esophageal subepithelial tumors (SETs) are commonly encountered during screening endoscopy, and leiomyomas are the most common SET of the esophagus. Almost all patients with esophageal leiomyomas are asymptomatic; however, some present with dysphagia, depending on the size of the tumor and the extent to which it encroaches on the lumen. The typical endosonographic features of esophageal leiomyomas include well-demarcated, homogeneously hypoechoic lesions with echogenicity similar to that of the surrounding proper muscle layer, but without cystic changes. Histopathologically, esophageal leiomyomas do not undergo cystic or myxoid degeneration. This report presents a case involving a 65-year-old man with a symptomatic esophageal SET and endosonographic features indicative of malignant neoplasms, who was diagnosed with esophageal leiomyoma with cystic and myxoid degeneration following surgical resection. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5f62ff68b7ad43df93f9cce312066adb2024-12-16T08:43:16ZengEwha Womans University College of MedicineThe Ewha Medical Journal2234-25912023-10-0146410.12771/emj.2023.e19emj-46-4-19An Esophageal Leiomyoma with Cystic Degeneration Mimicking a Malignant NeoplasmGwang Ha KimDong Chan JooMoon Won LeeBong Eun LeeKyungbin KimEsophageal subepithelial tumors (SETs) are commonly encountered during screening endoscopy, and leiomyomas are the most common SET of the esophagus. Almost all patients with esophageal leiomyomas are asymptomatic; however, some present with dysphagia, depending on the size of the tumor and the extent to which it encroaches on the lumen. The typical endosonographic features of esophageal leiomyomas include well-demarcated, homogeneously hypoechoic lesions with echogenicity similar to that of the surrounding proper muscle layer, but without cystic changes. Histopathologically, esophageal leiomyomas do not undergo cystic or myxoid degeneration. This report presents a case involving a 65-year-old man with a symptomatic esophageal SET and endosonographic features indicative of malignant neoplasms, who was diagnosed with esophageal leiomyoma with cystic and myxoid degeneration following surgical resection.http://www.e-emj.org/archive/view_article?pid=emj-46-4-19endoscopic ultrasoundesophagusleiomyomamesenchymal tumors |
| spellingShingle | Gwang Ha Kim Dong Chan Joo Moon Won Lee Bong Eun Lee Kyungbin Kim An Esophageal Leiomyoma with Cystic Degeneration Mimicking a Malignant Neoplasm The Ewha Medical Journal endoscopic ultrasound esophagus leiomyoma mesenchymal tumors |
| title | An Esophageal Leiomyoma with Cystic Degeneration Mimicking a Malignant Neoplasm |
| title_full | An Esophageal Leiomyoma with Cystic Degeneration Mimicking a Malignant Neoplasm |
| title_fullStr | An Esophageal Leiomyoma with Cystic Degeneration Mimicking a Malignant Neoplasm |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Esophageal Leiomyoma with Cystic Degeneration Mimicking a Malignant Neoplasm |
| title_short | An Esophageal Leiomyoma with Cystic Degeneration Mimicking a Malignant Neoplasm |
| title_sort | esophageal leiomyoma with cystic degeneration mimicking a malignant neoplasm |
| topic | endoscopic ultrasound esophagus leiomyoma mesenchymal tumors |
| url | http://www.e-emj.org/archive/view_article?pid=emj-46-4-19 |
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