Letter to the Editor

Benign Esophageal Schwannoma

Authors: Weiguo Zhang, MD, Xingyang Xue, MD, Qinghua Zhou, MD

Abstract

To the Editor:


A large number of esophageal submucosal tumors have been reported, but the majority of them are leiomyomas. Esophageal schwannoma is extremely rare. Here we report a woman with an esophageal schwannoma.

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