Surveillance Is Important After Surgical Excision of Giant Fibrovascular Polyps of the Esophagus

Giant fibrovascular polyps of the esophagus are rare benign tumors arising from the cervical esophagus or hypopharynx. Radiologic and endoscopic investigation may struggle to identify a stalk or to delineate the tumor as luminal or submucosal in origin. Excision is advised, although the diagnosis, a...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 104; no. 4; pp. e341 - e343
Main Authors Cockbain, Andrew J., England, Ruth, Dexter, Simon P.L., Sarela, Abeezar I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.10.2017
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology
Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery
Esophageal Stenosis - diagnosis
Esophageal Stenosis - etiology
Esophagoscopy - methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic - methods
Polyps - diagnostic imaging
Polyps - pathology
Polyps - surgery
Rare Diseases
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Giant fibrovascular polyps of the esophagus are rare benign tumors arising from the cervical esophagus or hypopharynx. Radiologic and endoscopic investigation may struggle to identify a stalk or to delineate the tumor as luminal or submucosal in origin. Excision is advised, although the diagnosis, and therefore the optimal operative approach, may not be apparent until the time of operation. Individual case reports describe the technical success of surgical excision but rarely include follow-up. Our case series highlights the range of approaches for surgical excision and also the importance of long-term follow-up because of the risk of recurrence and potential for airway obstruction.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.049