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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1798-1800
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Arteriovenous malformation of the esophagus disguised as a leiomyoma

MD Anastasios K. Konstantakos, MD William I. Douglas, MD Fadi W. Abdul-Karim, MD Jai H. Lee, MD Alexander S. Geha*

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Division of Surgical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Accepted for publication June 5, 1995.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Geha, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106.

Hemangiomas, benign tumors of vascular origin, comprise less than 3% of all nonmalignant esophageal neoplasms. Because of their infrequent occurrence, such vascular tumors may be mistaken for more common benign tumors of the esophagus. We report the successful surgical management of an esophageal arteriovenous malformation presenting with clinical, radiographic, and endoscopic features resembling those of a leiomyoma.




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