Giant solitary fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus causing diagnostic problems

The giant fibrovascular polyp is a rear benign entity of the esophagus. In the literature it almost always appears in single case reports. The authors present a case of a patient with a giant fibrovascular polyp caused serious diagnostic problems. The 50-year-old patient was investigated for dysphag...

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Published inMagyar sebészet Vol. 59; no. 2; p. 129
Main Authors Hamvas, Balázs, Szilágyi, Anna, Orosz, Zsolt, Altorjay, Aron
Format Journal Article
LanguageHungarian
Published Hungary 01.04.2006
Subjects
Diagnosis, Differential
Esophageal Diseases - diagnosis
Esophageal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Esophageal Diseases - pathology
Esophageal Diseases - surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polyps - diagnosis
Polyps - diagnostic imaging
Polyps - pathology
Polyps - surgery
Radiography
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Summary:The giant fibrovascular polyp is a rear benign entity of the esophagus. In the literature it almost always appears in single case reports. The authors present a case of a patient with a giant fibrovascular polyp caused serious diagnostic problems. The 50-year-old patient was investigated for dysphagia and effort dependent dyspnea. The preoperative examination confirmed a 60x50x90 mm size tumor-like intramural lesion in the upper third of the esophagus. During the operation we found a sessile intraluminal polyp which has removed. The histology confirmed giant fibrovascular polyp.
ISSN:0025-0295