A case report of giant esophageal neurofibroma

• Published in: Journal of thoracic disease Vol. 9; no. 9; pp. E757 - E761
• Main Authors: Yang, Men, Chen, Dongni, Gao, Xiaoyan, Wen, Zhesheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China AME Publishing Company 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Case Report; neurofibroma; thoracotomy; Esophagus

Esophageal neurofibroma is a rare type of benign esophageal tumor. We presented a case of a 63-year-old man with a 12-cm diameter upper-thoracic esophageal submucosal tumor. Surgery of a thoracotomy was performed to remove the lesion. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was disch...