Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
1998 Mar;31(3):324-328.
Giant Cavernous Hemangioma of the Esophagus: One Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosin Medical College, Pusan, Korea.
- 2Dept. of Pathology, Kosin Medical College, Pusan, Korea.
Abstract
- Esophageal hemangioma is an extremely rare benign tumor that causes dysphagia and massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Although certain abnormalities seen on a barium swallow esophagography or at endoscopy may suggest an esophageal hemangioma, a contrast CT and radionuclide angiography using a blood-pool radiopharmaceutical can characterize the intense vascularity of the tumor. We experienced the ase of a 7x7x3.5 cm in size giant cavernous hemangioma of the lower 1/3 of esophagus in a 40 year old man. A mural cavernous hemangioma was diagnosed with a barium swallowed esophagogaphy, endoscopy, and a contrast CT. It was treated successfully by transthoracic esophagectomy including the tumor and esophagogastrostomy.
