Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Oesophageal cavernous haemangioma–A rare cause of dysphagia.

Dr. M. Manimaran, Dr. S. Arul Prakash, Dr, N. S. Balaji

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Haemangioma of the oesophagus is uncommon in patients with benign oesophageal tumours. We present a patient with complaints of progressive dysphagia for 1 year duration. Endoscopic examination revealed a bluecoloured (approximately 5 cm in diameter) oad based, pedunculated submucosal tumour arising from just below cricopharynx extending down to the oesophagus , suggestive of polypoid lesion. However, a CT imaging scan did not give a typical image for oesophageal haemangioma. The impression was fiovascular polyp with supraclavicular, mediastinal and axillary lymphadenopathy. Left cervical oesophagotomy with excision of tumour was performed. Histological examination of the resected tissue showed a cavernous haemangioma in the oesophagus and reactive hyperplasia of the resected lymphnodes. Even if oesophageal hemangioma is uncommon, careful consideration during endoscopy is required to avoid the misdiagnosis of varices.

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Dr.M.Manimaran,Dr.S.Arul Prakash,Dr,N.S.Balaji Oesophageal cavernous haemangioma-A rare cause of dysphagia. International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 12 December 2014

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