Association of benign esophageal tumors and diverticula. Report of a lipoma and review of the literature
Razin, E.; Adler, R.H.
New York State Journal of Medicine 62: 2554-2559
1962
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-7628 PMID: 14490755 Document Number: 8326
A case of lipoma associated with a large diverticulum of the upper intrathoracic esophagus is presented. The lesion was removed through a transcervical approach. No previous reports of a similar lesion have been found although 9 cases of other benign esophageal tumors associated with diverticula were collected from the literature. In 2 cases the lesion was an incidental finding at autopsy. In all others the combined lesion was excised successfully by the transcervical or the transthoracic route. The pathogenesis and clinical implications of this association of benign esophageal tumors and diverticula are discussed.
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