Pedunculated Intraluminal Fibro-Lipoma of the Oesophagus Case Report
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Acta Oto-Laryngologica
- Vol. 82 (1-6) , 457-462
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00016487609120934
Abstract
Only few cases of pedunculated, benign, intra-luminal lipomas and fibrolipomas of the oesophagus have been reported. A further case is now added. The diagnosis is often delayed since it is difficult both for the radiologist and the endoscopist to detect the tumour. Symptoms and signs are few and uncharacteristic. The diagnosis could be made earlier and without sophisticated methods if the possibility of a tumour is kept in mind, especially in patients with a dilated oesophagus and a normal opening of the cardia. The value of fiberoptic endo-scopy as a valuable tool for early diagnosis is stressed. The therapy is in most cases extirpation through cervical oesophagotomy.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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