ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION OF THE ESOPHAGUS DISGUISED AS A LEIOMYOMA

Citation
Ak. Konstantakos et al., ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION OF THE ESOPHAGUS DISGUISED AS A LEIOMYOMA, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 60(6), 1995, pp. 1798-1800
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
60
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1798 - 1800
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1995)60:6<1798:AMOTED>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Hemangiomas, benign tumors of vascular origin, comprise less than 3% o f all nonmalignant esophageal neoplasms. Because of their infrequent o ccurrence, such vascular tumors may be mistaken for more common benign tumors of the esophagus. We report the successful surgical management of an esophageal arteriovenous malformation presenting with clinical, radiographic, and endoscopic features resembling those of a leiomyoma .