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Nonepithelial neoplasms of the esophagus are rare and represent only 1-3% of the treated tumor of the esophagus. Aim of this report is to present our experiences with treatment patients suffering from that kind of neoplasm. During the last 12 years we treated 12 patients: 6 males and 6 females in the age of 23-65 years (average 41 years). The basic symptom was long-duration dysphagia. Esophagoscopia, radiopaque contrast, CT examinations in the all of our patients were done. Correct recognition before operation (only 1 patient--leiomyoma) was done. The tumors were removed in 6 patients by right-side thoracotomy, in 5 patients by left-side thoracotomy and 1 has had right-side thoracoscopy. The lumen of the esophagus was opened in 3 patients. Definitive recognition was as follow: 6--leiomyoma, 3--fibroma, 1--fibroleiomyoma, 1--lipoma, 1--cystis lymphomatosa. Operative treatment was done by enucleation of the tumor and in the postoperative period we did not observe complications. Early and late results were very good as well.
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PMID:Nonepithelial neoplasmas of the esophagus. 1043 10

The purpose of this case report is to record the unusual combination of occipital neuralgia and hypoglossal nerve palsy causing dysarthria, dysphagia, and unilateral weakness of tongue protrusion, with no other neurological findings. The cause was a discrete tumor in the clivus and the right occipital condyle. Following surgical resection of the tumor, dysarthria and dysphagia persisted. These improved with therapy by a speech therapist, but deviation of the tongue persisted on protrusion. No similar case reports were found in the literature. In addition, the tumor was an unusual one, a chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF); these tumors uncommonly involve the skull base.
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PMID:Occipital neuralgia and twelfth nerve palsy from a chondromyxoid fibroma. 1521 23

We report on a 33-year-old man who underwent an odyssey of doctors for investigation of dysphagia. Eventually, a nasopharyngeal mass was found by several otorhinolaryngologists who repeatedly recommended biopsy or excision, because a polyp or fibroma was assumed on nasal endoscopy and MR imaging. However, we finally diagnosed the nasopharyngeal mass to be an ectopic pituitary gland after thorough clinical (cleft lip and palate) and radiological re-examination. Literally, the patient had a "good nose", since he refused manipulations on the nasopharyngeal tumour and assumably prevented inadvertent hypopituitarism. We conclude that biopsy or excision of nasopharyngeal masses should always be considered carefully, especially in patients with facial anomalies.
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PMID:A patient with a "good nose". 1809 35