2017年8月31日
Benign esophageal schwannoma: a brief overview and our experience with this rare tumor.
Surgical case reports
- 巻
- 3
- 号
- 1
- 開始ページ
- 97
- 終了ページ
- 97
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1186/s40792-017-0369-0
BACKGROUND: Benign esophageal tumors are uncommon, comprising approximately 2% of esophageal tumors. Esophageal schwannomas constitute an even rarer entity, with few cases reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a 66-year-old male who was referred for dysphagia. A computed tomography scan showed a well-demarcated, enhancing, and homogenous esophageal tumor measuring 50 mm. The tumor was hypermetabolic on positron emission tomography, and an endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration demonstrated the presence of benign spindle cells. We performed an uncomplicated, simple, tumor enucleation through a cervical approach. Histology revealed spindle-shaped cells in a fasciculated, disarrayed pattern. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated positive staining for S-100 protein and negative staining for KIT, CD34, desmin, and α-smooth muscle actin. These findings were consistent with a benign esophageal schwannoma. CONCLUSIONS: We report our experience with esophageal schwannoma, a rare but benign diagnosis of the esophagus.
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- DOI : 10.1186/s40792-017-0369-0
- PubMed ID : 28861777
- PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC5578951