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The 29th patient with a lingual osteoma is presented. This is the first case, to our knowledge, with preoperative radiographic and computed tomographic documentation. This rare, benign tumor almost always occurs as a pedunculated solitary mass that arises from the posterior tongue near the foramen cecum. The patients are usually young women who complain wf dysphagia or fullness in the base of the tongue. The imaging findings and theories of the origin of this tumor are described.
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PMID:Lingual osteoma. 275 61

Benign neoplasms of the esophagus are rare. The most frequent symptom (75% of the cases) is dysphagia, and a very rare one is dyspnea. When a benign tumor of the esophagus is suspected, a radiological examination is made and the diagnosis confirmed by fibro-esophagoscopy and biopsy. The authors make a summarized review of the benign tumors of the esophagus, and describe a case of esophageal leiomyoma.
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PMID:[Benign tumors of the esophagus. Esophageal leiomyoma]. 384 63

Esophageal hemangioma is a benign tumor that may cause dysphagia and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Invasive measures such as endoscopic biopsy and surgical excision have been required for diagnosis in most reported cases. We have reported a case focusing on the use of two noninvasive techniques, contrast CT and radionuclide angiography, in the diagnosis of esophageal hemangioma.
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PMID:Esophageal hemangioma: diagnosis with computed tomography and radionuclide angiography. 664 24

An 11-month-old infant had a history of dysphagia and continuous drooling without evidence for airway obstruction. A biopsy specimen of a neck mass on the left side adherent to the larynx and esophagus demonstrated pathologic features characteristic of a fibromuscular hamartoma. Upper airway obstruction subsequently ensued and the patient was managed for 16 months with a tracheostomy and feeding gastrostomy. Although posing an extremely difficult management problem, this benign tumor was surgically removed without damage to the larynx when the patient was 28 months old. The differential diagnosis of this unusual lesion must consider congenital fibromatosis and fetal rhabdomyoma.
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PMID:Fibromuscular hamartoma of the esophagus in an infant. 735 39

Leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus is an uncommon disease of which only 97 cases including the present case have been reported in Japan. We report a case of the tumor which showed multiple hematogenous metastases after surgery. A 73-year-old male was admitted complaining of dysphagia and vomiting. Esophagography and endoscopy revealed a large protruding lesion in the lower esophagus. CT scanning revealed threefold-sized extramural mass. Boring biopsies failed to yield evidence of malignancy. However, we performed surgical treatment because of the uncommon size for a benign tumor. The excised tumor was 11 x 9 x 5 cm in size and was diagnosed histologically as leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus without any nodular involvement. Metastatic tumor in the right rib was found 14 months after the operation. Radiotherapy failed to decrease tumor size but eliminated pain. Bone metastases appeared successively and the patient died 3 years and 4 months after operation. Chemotherapy had no effect. Autopsy revealed metastases to the ribs, vertebrae, sternum, pelvic kidneys and diaphragm, but no local recurrence. There is a great need for the development of effective anti-cancer drugs for leiomyosarcomas, particularly in cases with extensive metastasis, such as presented here.
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PMID:[A report of leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus]. 761 81

Leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the esophagus. Its occurrence is fairly infrequent and in 50% of cases is asymptomatic. The case of esophageal leiomyoma (EL) which attracted our attention is of interest. The patient, a 44 years old women clinically assessed for cardiac rhythm disturbance with no compliant of dysphagia, had two locations of EL, demonstrated by x-ray, computed tomography and esophagoscopy. The treatment was performed in two phases, surgical and endoscopic, in relation to the non identification of the upper EL through the left thoracetomy. The various technical possibilities must all be evaluated in relation to every single case.
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PMID:Leiomyoma of the esophagus. (A case report). 949 86

Lipoma of the retropharyngeal space is a very rare benign tumor often causing unspecific clinical symptoms. The most common symptoms are dysphagia and/or respiratory disturbances. The clinical diagnosis may be difficult. The radiological imaging techniques (CT and MRI) can provide adequate information with regard to the composition and extension of the tumor, although final histological confirmation is essential. Surgery is the treatment of choice. We present a case of 40-year-old male patient complaining of obstructive sleep apnea symptoms (respiratory disturbances, excessive daytime somnolence, morning headache). The radiological examination (CT) showed a huge (11.7 x 7.2 cm) lipoma of the retropharyngeal space extending from the nasopharynx to the superior mediastinum. The tumor was removed via transcervical approach with complete amelioration of symptoms.
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PMID:Huge retropharyngeal lipoma causing obstructive sleep apnea: A case report. 1667 79

Lipoma is an uncommon benign tumor of the alimentary tract and its overall incidence is 4.1%, but that of the esophagus is extremely rare, with an incidence of only 0.4%. We present a case of esophageal lipoma. A 55-year-old man had a two-year history of dysphagia and odynophagia. Upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy showed a mass in the wall of the esophagus, occupying the lumen, and causing obstruction. Computed tomography and abdominal ultrasonography were performed because of endoscopic suspicion of submucosal tumor, and the mass was confirmed to be a lipoma in the wall of the esophagus. It was removed surgically by a thoracic approach. His symptoms resolved after the operation. Surgical excision by enucleation of the tumor is the preferred treatment of esophageal lipoma, but opening of the esophageal mucosa during this procedure is a rare cause for esophageal resection.
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PMID:Esophagectomy in esophageal lipoma: report of a case. 1683 Feb 92

Rhabdomyoma is an exceedingly rare soft tissue benign tumor of skeletal muscle origin classified into cardiac and extracardiac types based on location. Extracardiac rhabdomyoma is further classified into adult, genital, and fetal type depending on the degree of differentiation. Adult rhabdomyomas are rare, but morphologically characteristic, benign mesenchymal tumors with mature skeletal muscle differentiation that in 90% of cases arise in the head and neck region, mainly in the mucosa of the oropharynx, nasopharynx, and larynx, from the branchial musculature of third and fourth branchial arches. Most patients are between 40 and 70 years old, with a mean age of 60 years with a male predominance. Usually presenting symptoms include upper airway obstruction, Eustachian tube dysfunction, and mucosal or neck mass, but rarely does it arise as pure dysphagia. This article presents a case of parapharyngeal rhabdomyoma presenting with only progressive dysphagia.
Dysphagia 2008 Jun
PMID:Rhabdomyoma of the parapharyngeal space presenting with dysphagia. 1796 13

A 73-year old man presented with dysphagia for liquid and solid food. Barium contrast study of the esophagus and esophagoscopy demonstrated a fibrovascular polyp. This, almost 10 cm benign esophageal tumor, was removed surgically by a cervical esophagotomy. A fibrovascular polyp is a rare benign tumor of the esophagus, which, however, may give serious complications as asphyxia resulting from laryngeal obstruction leading to sudden death.
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PMID:Dysphagia caused by a fibrovascular polyp: a case report. 1901 49


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