In:
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Wiley, Vol. 15, No. 2 ( 2000-02), p. 215-219
Abstract:
Haemangioma of the oesophagus is uncommon in patients with benign oesophageal tumours. We present a patient with an oesophageal haemangioma detected during mass screening of the upper gastrointestinal tract. The patient, a 59‐year‐old man, had neither abdominal complaints nor a history of gastrointestinal diseases. Endoscopic examination revealed a blue‐coloured submucosal tumour (approximately 3 cm in diameter) at the middle portion of oesophagus. Endoscopic Doppler ultrasonography showed an homogeneous and hypoechoic mass without blood flow in the submucosal layer of the oesophagus. However, a magnetic resonance imaging scan did not give a typical image for oesophageal haemangioma. Therefore, partial resection of the tumour was performed to obtain a differential diagnosis using the procedures of endoscopic ligation and polypectomy. Histological examination of the resected tissue showed a cavernous haemangioma in the oesophagus. This endoscopic technique may be useful for the differential diagnosis of oesophageal haemangioma.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0815-9319
,
1440-1746
DOI:
10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.02042.x
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2000
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2006782-3
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