TY - JOUR
T1 - Perineurioma of esophagus
T2 - A first case report
AU - Kelesidis, Theodoros
AU - Tarbox, Abigail
AU - Lopez, Marvin
AU - Aish, Leo
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - Benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors occur uncommonly in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Perineurioma located in the GI tract is an extremely rare entity, and only 14 cases have been reported in colon, 1 in jejunum, and 1 in stomach. However, perineurioma of the esophagus presenting with dysphagia has not been reported before, and we describe, to our knowledge, the first case in the literature. We suggest that localization of such submucosal tumors can be challenging, and injection of the lesion with dye preoperatively can increase the chances of localization and successful resection of such tumors. Perineuriomas should be included in the complete differential diagnosis of GI tumors.
AB - Benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors occur uncommonly in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Perineurioma located in the GI tract is an extremely rare entity, and only 14 cases have been reported in colon, 1 in jejunum, and 1 in stomach. However, perineurioma of the esophagus presenting with dysphagia has not been reported before, and we describe, to our knowledge, the first case in the literature. We suggest that localization of such submucosal tumors can be challenging, and injection of the lesion with dye preoperatively can increase the chances of localization and successful resection of such tumors. Perineuriomas should be included in the complete differential diagnosis of GI tumors.
KW - Esophagus
KW - Perineurioma
KW - Submucosal mass
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U2 - 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181a59053
DO - 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181a59053
M3 - Article
C2 - 19636242
AN - SCOPUS:70349237757
SN - 0002-9629
VL - 338
SP - 230
EP - 232
JO - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
JF - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
IS - 3
ER -