Enucleation of a secondary esophageal mural tumor

Metastatic tumors to the esophagus have been described as having the imaging characteristics of benign mural tumors such as leiomyomata, but application of enucleation in treating such tumors has not been described. Our report describes long esophageal myotomy and enucleation of tumor for palliation...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of surgical oncology 1992-07, Vol.50 (3), p.204-205
Hauptverfasser:	Bakshandeh, Norman, Beattie, Edward J., Harvey, James C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - secondary Adenocarcinoma - surgery Biological and medical sciences Deglutition Disorders - etiology Deglutition Disorders - prevention & control esophageal myotomy Esophageal Neoplasms - secondary Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery Esophagus Esophagus - surgery Female Humans Lung Neoplasms - pathology Medical sciences metastatic lung cancer Middle Aged occult lung cancer Palliative Care Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system
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Zusammenfassung:	Metastatic tumors to the esophagus have been described as having the imaging characteristics of benign mural tumors such as leiomyomata, but application of enucleation in treating such tumors has not been described. Our report describes long esophageal myotomy and enucleation of tumor for palliation of dysphagia due to a mural tumor originating from a lung primary. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:	0022-4790 1096-9098
DOI:	10.1002/jso.2930500316