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Endoscopically treated esophageal lipoma presenting with recurrent dysphagia after esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma
Author(s) -
Yoshida Tatsuya,
Nagahama Takeshi,
Kure Norihito,
Baba Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1046/j.1443-1661.2001.00103.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dysphagia , esophagectomy , esophagus , lipoma , thoracotomy , esophageal cancer , surgery , carcinoma , esophageal disease , radiology , general surgery , cancer
We have reported a case of endoscopically treated lipoma of the cervical esophagus. The patient was referred to our hospital with a chief complaint of dysphagia and underwent an esophagectomy through right thoracotomy, followed by esophagogastrostomy for superficial esophageal cancer 3 1 / 2 months before. However, this benign lesion was not revealed by preoperative check‐up. He again complained of dysphagia after esophagectomy and lipoma of the cervical esophagus was confirmed. Esophageal lipomas are relatively rare in the digestive tract; however, lipoma of the cervical esophagus can cause upper airway obstruction in the case of regurgitation of the tumor. Therefore, this disease must be considered in the examination of the patient with dysphagia.