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LEIOMYOMA OF THE OESOPHAGUS
Author(s) -
Lo N. N.,
Nambiar R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00146.x
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyoma , dysphagia , differential diagnosis , lesion , mediastinal mass , radiology , mass/lesion , surgery , general surgery , pathology
Leiomyoma of the oesophagus is an uncommon lesion but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of younger patients presenting with dysphagia or mediastinal mass. This report deals with the management of 14 cases of leiomyoma seen during a 12 year period.