Giant Leiomyoma of the Oesophagus
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Dhamodaran Kandasamy; Niyas Ahamed; Sujatha Kannan; Vasundaran Samuel
- Source
- Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp PD07-PD08 (2017)
- Subject
- benign tumour
oesophageal leiomyoma
resection
Medicine
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2249-782X
0973-709X
Leiomyomas are rare benign tumours of the oesophagus that remain silent in more than 50% of the cases. Giant leiomyomas measuring more than 5 cm are very rare. A 47-year-old female presented with chest pain, cough and dysphagia for two months. Imaging studies were indicative of a 12.1x11.9 cm mass lesion in the distal oesophagus, CT guided biopsy confirmed leiomyoma. The patient being taken up for surgery was found to have a 20x19x17 cm irregular lobulated and encapsulated mass lesion arising from distal oesophagus encapsulating submucosally. En bloc resection of the tumour along with distal oesophagus with a clearance of 4 cm above and below the oesophagogastric junction was done followed by gastro-oesophageal anastomosis. Histopathologically, leiomyoma was confirmed. The patient had a smooth postoperative recovery.