Minimal access thoracic surgery for esophageal hemangioma

Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Nov;72(5):1754-5. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)02564-4.

Abstract

Esophageal hemangioma is a rare tumor. This report describes the case of a 69-year-old woman with an esophageal tumor at the middle portion of the esophagus. The patient was successfully treated with minimal access thoracic surgery, and at the 6 month follow-up, the patient was free of any symptoms or recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Hemangioma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures / methods