Esophageal blue nevus: An isolated endoscopic finding

Background. The occurrence of blue nevus has seldom been reported in extrac utaneous sites and with no record in the esophagus. Case Report. A blue nevus was reported in the esophagus of a 58-year-old Ch inese woman. On endoscopic examination, the lesion presented as linear patc hes of bluish pigmentation in the esophagus. The patient was free of sympto ms 3 years after the endoscopic examination. Conclusions. We believe this represents the first reported case of blue nev us in the esophagus. The clinicopathologic features, differential diagnoses , and the nature of the lesion are discussed, along with a review of the li terature. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.