1. Benign schwannoma of the esophagus presenting as a giant fibrovascular polyp
- Author
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Robert Hannan, Miguel Josa, David J. Sugarbaker, and Timothy J. Eberlein
- Subjects
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Esophageal Neoplasms ,business.industry ,Esophageal disease ,Histology ,Schwannoma ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Dysphagia ,digestive system diseases ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Polyps ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,Medicine ,Humans ,medicine.symptom ,Esophagus ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,neoplasms ,Neurilemmoma - Abstract
The case of a 62-year-old man with benign schwannoma associated with a giant polyp of the esophagus is presented. His initial symptom was dysphagia. The polyp was removed through cervical esophagotomy. He had no recurrence of symptoms 5 years after this procedure. Pathologic examination showed a rare histology.
- Published
- 1992