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Esophageal lymphangioma: a case report and review of literature

Authors: Yuqing Cheng, Xiaoli Zhou, Kequn Xu, Qin Huang

Published in: BMC Gastroenterology | Issue 1/2019

Abstract

Background

Lymphangioma of the esophagus is an exceedingly rare benign tumor. Herein, we reported a case of lymphangioma in the thoracic esophagus.

Case presentation

The patient was a 48-year-old woman who presented to our hospital with a one-month history of dysphagia. Upper endoscopy revealed an esophageal submucosal lesion that was completely removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection. Pathologic examination of the resected specimen secured the diagnosis of lymphangioma. A review of the PUBMED indexed literature in English with the key words of esophagus and lymphangioma was carried out and the results were discussed.

Conclusion

Esophageal lymphangioma is a rare submucosal tumor and should be included in the differential diagnosis of esophageal submucosal tumors.

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Title: Esophageal lymphangioma: a case report and review of literature
Authors: Yuqing Cheng
Xiaoli Zhou
Kequn Xu
Qin Huang
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Endoscopy
Dysphagia
Dysphagia
Dysphagia
Published in: BMC Gastroenterology / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1471-230X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-019-1026-9

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