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C ase report : Lymphangioma of the oesophagus endoscopically resected
Author(s) -
SUWA TATSUSHI,
OZAWA SOJI,
ANDO NOBUTOSHI,
SHINOZAKI HIROHARU,
TSUJITSUKA KAZUYUKI,
MIKI HIROTAKA,
MAKUUCHI HIROYASU,
KITAJIMA MASAKI
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1996.tb00333.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphangioma , endoscopy , endoscopic ultrasonography , resection , surgery , malignant transformation , radiology , surgical resection , pathology
Lymphangioma of the oesophagus is an extremely rare entity, with only nine cases having been reported worldwide. We report on a 52‐year‐old woman with oesophageal lymphangioma, diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopically resected. No case of malignant transformation of the lymphangioma has been reported in the literature. Endoscopic resection seems to be a minimally invasive method that is appropriate both for the removal of the tumour and precise diagnosis.