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01-06-2011 | Case Report

Giant esophageal lipoma

Authors: Antonello Cuttitta, Vito Annese, Antonio Tancredi, Celeste Clemente, Roberto Scaramuzzi

Published in: Updates in Surgery | Issue 2/2011

Abstract

A case of a giant esophageal pedunculated lipoma diagnosed in a 67-year-old male patient with recent onset of dysphagia is reported. Following the initial endoscopic and radiologic evaluation, the diagnosis was suspected by endo-ultrasonography and confirmed by histopathology. The treatment consisted of an esophagotomy with submucosal resection, through a left sided cervical incision. The review of the literature confirmed the rarity of this neoplasm, and the difficulty of a correct preoperative diagnosis, since a possible progression to squamous carcinoma has been demonstrated.

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Title: Giant esophageal lipoma
Authors: Antonello Cuttitta
Vito Annese
Antonio Tancredi
Celeste Clemente
Roberto Scaramuzzi
Publication date: 01-06-2011
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Updates in Surgery / Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 2038-131X
Electronic ISSN: 2038-3312
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-011-0044-0

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