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Endoscopy 2005; 37(3): 281
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-861025
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Esophageal Leiomyomatosis Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound

R.  Sotoudehmanesh1 , A.  Ghafoori2 , J.  Mikaeli1 , S.  M.  Tavangar3 , H.  Mohajeri  Moghaddam2
  • 1Digestive Diseases Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 2Department of Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 3Department of Pathology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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16 May 2006 (online)

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Figure 1 Endoscopic ultrasound showed multifocal wall thickness of varying size (1 - 3 cm) originating from the muscularis propria layer, in a 39-year-old lady presenting with dysphagia and regurgitation that had been slowly progressive for 10 years. Barium swallow showed irregularity in the lower two-thirds of esophagus. Nodularity of the esophagus with tortuosity was found at endoscopy. Compare the size of the esophagus with the adjacent aorta.

Figure 2 Esophagectomy was done and histopathological investigation revealed esophageal leiomyomatosis. The resected esophagus had multiple stromal tumors of varying sizes. The patient is now symptom-free.

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