Mutairi H, Al-Akkad M, Afzal M, Chaudhry I. Giant leiomyoma of the oesophagus with eosinophilic infiltration.
BMJ Case Rep 2013;
2013:bcr2013201343. [PMID:
24225912 PMCID:
PMC3830395 DOI:
10.1136/bcr-2013-201343]
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Abstract
The most common benign tumour of the oesophagus is leiomyoma. Haemopoietic elements rarely infiltrate oesophageal leiomyoma. We report the case of a 24-year-old man with a long history of intermittent dysphagia. Endoscopy revealed external compression with normal oesophageal mucosa. A barium swallow study showed a defect in the oesophageal wall and a narrow oesophageal lumen. A CT scan of the chest confirmed a mass in the mid-oesophagus. A tumour was excised and the histology report revealed leiomyoma infiltrated with eosinophils, which is a rare variant.
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