• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.323-327
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• 2008

An esophageal leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the esophagus mainly occurred in intramural portion. Occasionaly, it is difficult to discriminate esophageal malignancy from large leiomyoma. Although F-18 FDG PET has been used for differentiating malignant from benign disease, false-positive cases have been reported. Recently, uterine leiomyoma has been reported to have relatively high F-18 FDG uptake in some patients but little is known about how an esophageal leiomyoma might be showed on F-18 FDG PET. We report a case of esophageal leiomyoma that showed high FDG uptake on PET images.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.521-524
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• 1995

Esophageal leiomyoma is a very rare disease. We present a patient who underwent enucleation of esophageal leiomyoma through a left thoracotomy. The patient was suffered from substernal pain and chest discomfort for 4 months.The esophagogram revealed irregular ovoid smooth filling defect in just proximal portion of G-E junction with the normal mucosal folds. Chest CT demonstrated well-defined, polypoid tumor mass on the anterolateral wall of the distal esophagus. Esophagoscopy revealed normal intact mucosal patterns with swollen hard protruded tumor mass lesion from the just proximal portion of G-E junction. In June, 1993, patient underwent enucleation of esophageal leiomyoma through the left thoracotomy. A horseshoe and spiral shaped, whitish firm tumor mass was noted on the distal esophagus, and the tumor mass was enucleated by blunt dissection carefully. The esophageal leiomyoma was confirmed with histopathological examination. The postoperative course was smooth and uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1063-1066
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• 1995

Though leiomyoma is the most common benign esophageal tumor, it is rare in the upper third of esophagus. Recently, we experienced two cases of esophageal leiomyoma in the upper third of esophagus. The patient were a 53 year old female and a 40 year old male. On esophagoscopy, masses were found at 20\ulcorner23 cm, 22\ulcorner26 cm from upper incisor with normal overlying mucosa. Enucleation was done through a right posterolateral thoracotomy without complications.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.815-820
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• 1993

We experienced a case of esophageal leiomyoma combined with achalasia that is very rare. Patient had suffered from severe dysphagia and postprandial vomiting and diagnosis was accomplished by esophagography, esophagoscopy, chest CT, and esophageal motility test. The operative treatment was done through left lateral thoracotomy by enucleation of the submucosal tumor and esophagomyotomy. By histopathological findings, the diagnosis of leiomyoma was confirmed and LES biopsy revealed absence of the ganglion cells of myenteric and Auerbach`s plexus. Symptoms of the patient were completely relieved and postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.518-520
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• 1995

Leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the esophagus,and surgical enucleation is the treatment of choice. Recently we successfully performed thoracoscopic enucleation of large esophageal leiomyoma without complication in one patient. The 46 years old male patient complained epigastric discomfort and showed a submucosal mass in lower esophagus under the endoscopic ultrasonography . During operation minimal perforation occurred, it was closed with clipping without conversion to an open procedure.The tumor size was 8cm x 3cm x 1.5cm respectively. There were less post-operative pain,minimal wound size, and early recovery time.Patient was satisfactory these outcome. These result suggest that esophageal enucleation was performed more large size benign tumor and esophageal perforation during operation was treated thoracoscopically.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.715-717
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• 2004

59세 여자 환자가 무증상으로 우연히 발견된 후종격동 종괴를 주소로 내원하였다. 수술 전 시행한 식도조영술, 식도내시경 및 식도내시경적 초음파검사로 거대한 식도점막하 종양으로 식도근종이 의심되었다. 우측 흉강을 통해 흉강경수술을 시행하였는데, 종격동 흉막과 식도근육을 종절개한 후 종양을 적출하였다. 수술 후 시행한 식도조영검사에서 식도의 협착 및 누출소견은 없었으며 술 후 7일째에 합병증 없이 퇴원하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.943-947
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• 1992

Intramural leiomyoma is the most common benign esophageal tumor, but it is rare compared with carcinoma. Although the most common symptom is dysphagia, this tumor may not cause symptoms before attaining large size. Radiographic and endoscopic findings allow an accurate diagnosis to be made before operation in most patients. The treatment of choice is enucleation without mucosal encroachment. Recently, we experienced two cases of esophageal leiomyoma on the mid portion of esophagus and enucleation of tumors were done by blunt dissection with caution. In one case, postoperative chylothorax was complicated, but cured with conservative treatment. The tissue diagnosis was confirmed with pathological finding.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.621-625
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• 2002

식도평활근종은 식도에 발생하는 양성종양 중에서 그 빈도가 가장 흔하지만, 식도에서 발생하는 모든 종양 중단지 1%를 차지할 정도로 비교적 흔치 않은 식도 질환이다. 식도평활근종은 식도근층에서 유래한 벽내 종양이 대부분을 차지하지만, 점막근층에서 유래하여 식도강내 육경을 가진 폴립과 유사한 형도 약 1%의 빈도로 드물게 보고된다. 최근에 30세 남자환자가 연하곤란을 주소로 본원에 입원하였다. 방사선학적 검사에서 직경 5cm의 강내 종양이 경부식도에서 발견되었다. 내시경검사에서 종양조직은 정상 점막으로 덮여 있음을 보였다. 좌측 경부절개를 통해 식도 전벽에 종절개를 가한 후 육경성 종양을 성공적으로 적출할 수 있었다. 조직학적 검사에서 식도 평활근종으로 확진되었다. 연하장애 등 합병증없이 술후 회복과정은 순조로웠다.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.410-413
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• 2008

A 56 years old woman referred to our hospital with dysphagia and epigastric soreness. Gastroendoscopy revealed huge submucosal tumor with ulceration extending from distal esophagus to lesser curvature of stomach. Subsequent computed tomography(CT) demonstrated soft tissue mass encircling distal esophagus, and 18F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated intense $^{18}F-FDG$ accumulation in it. Finally this case was diagnosed as esophageal leiomyoma based on pathologic evaluation of the surgical specimen.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.585-588
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• 1996

식도평활근종은 식도암에 비해 매우 드물지만 식도양성종양의 대부분을 차지한다. 식도질환의 수술 은 개흥을 통해 시행되 었으나 흥강경수슬의 발달과 함께 일부 식도수술을 흉강경을 이 용하여 수술을 하 게되었다. 저자들은 상부식도에 발생한 평활근종을 흥강경을 이용하여 절제하고 좋은 결과를 얻었다. 환자는 24세 남자로 내원 2개월전부터 발생한 흥골후방 불쾌감과 경미한 연하곤란을 호소하였다. 식도 위장관촬영과 식도경검사에서 상부식도에 점막의 변화없는 점 막하종양이 있었으며 흉부전산화단층 및 자기공명영상 촬영으로 종양의 위치,크기 및 주위조직으로의 침범과 종격동 림프절종대가 없음을 확인 하였다. 종양은 흥강경을 이용하여 제거하였고, 크기는 4$\times$2xlcm로 병리조직검사상 평활근종으로 진 단되었다. 환자는 수술후 10일째 이상없이 퇴원하였다.