Coexistence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and leiomyoma: a case report

Mehmet Muharrem Erol,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.188

Mehmet Muharrem Erol¹, Arif Mansur Coşar², Celal Tekinbaş¹

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty of Karadeniz Teknik University, Trabzon, Turkey
²Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Faculty of Karadeniz Teknik University, Trabzon, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.188

Benign tumors of the esophagus are rare lesions. Leiomyomata are the most common benign tumors of the esophagus and usually present with a single lesion. Coexistence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and leiomyoma are extremely rare. In this article, we present a 44-year-old male case who was admitted with weight loss and dysphagia with normal physical examination and laboratory findings, however, diagnosed with the coexistence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and leiomyoma, based on the histopathological examination.

Keywords : Carcinoma; esophageal neoplasms; leiomyoma

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