[Esophageal Hemangioma Treated by Endoscopic Mucosal Resection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature]

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2015 Nov;66(5):277-81. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2015.66.5.277.
[Article in Korean]

Abstract

Hemangioma of the esophagus is a rare form of benign esophageal tumor. It usually presents as a single lesion located in the lower third of the esophagus and is mostly asymptomatic. However, it may occasionally cause hematemesis and/or obstruction. Surgical resection is the conventional treatment modality for managing esophageal hemangioma, but less invasive approaches such as endoscopic therapy are recently becoming more widely employed. Herein, we report a case of a 54-year-old man who presented with an esophageal hemangioma that was successfully treated by endoscopic mucosal resection without any complications.

Keywords: Endoscopy; Esophageal neoplasms; Esophagus; Hemangioma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Esophageal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Esophageal Diseases / surgery
  • Esophagoscopy
  • Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
  • Esophagus / metabolism
  • Esophagus / pathology
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis*
  • Hemangioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Mucosa / metabolism
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / metabolism
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1