Diffuse Leiomyomatosis of The Esophagus: A Case Report / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 823-826, 1998.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-215459
ABSTRACT
Though leiomyomas are the commonest benign tumors in the esohpagus, the vast majority of the leiomyomas of alimentary tract occurs outside the esophagus. Leiomyoma is mostly solitary, and multiple lesions are rare. Diffuse esophageal leiomyomatosis is a very rare disease, which is the condition having diffuse thickening of esophageal musculature and with or without discrete lesion. We are reporting a typical case of diffuse leiomyomatosis of the esophagus in a 37-year-old woman successfully resected.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Esophageal Neoplasms
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Leiomyomatosis
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Rare Diseases
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Esophagus
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Leiomyoma
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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