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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:e51-e53
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Case report

Lymphangioma of the esophagus: Surgical treatment

^a Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryCollege of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
^b Department of PathologyCollege of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
^c Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea

Accepted for publication February 10, 2004.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr Yoon, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inha University Hospital, 7-206 Shinheungdong 3-ka, Choonggu, Incheon 400-711, South Korea
yoonkwon{at}inha.ac.kr

Lymphangioma of the esophagus is a very rare submucosal tumor, but it can usually be removed without complication by endoscopic resection because of its small size and benign nature. My colleagues and I report a case of an uncommonly large lymphangioma (5.1 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm) in the distal esophagus treated by distal esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy for complete resection without narrowing the esophagus. The patient's immediate postoperative course was uneventful, and he remains well 6 months after the operation.