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CASE REPORT article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Gastrointestinal Cancers: Gastric and Esophageal Cancers
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1482068

Case report: detection and treatment of a rare submucosal gland duct adenoma of the esophagus

Provisionally accepted
YU ZHOU YU ZHOU 1*Daoxing HE Daoxing HE 1Zhigang Huang Zhigang Huang 1Zhaoyi Chen Zhaoyi Chen 1Zheng Zhou Zheng Zhou 1Hui Duan Hui Duan 1Jie Xu Jie Xu 2
  • 1 Xuancheng People's Hospital, Xuancheng, China
  • 2 Huai'an No.3 People's Hospital, Huian, China

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    This article reports a rare case of esophageal submucosal gland duct adenoma (ESGDA). The patient was found to have this tumor after undergoing endoscopy in an outpatient clinic due to occasional tingling while eating. White light endoscopy revealed the tumor as a dumbbell-shaped bulge, and ultrasound endoscopy revealed it as a hypoechoic mass located in the submucosal layer. The tumor was successfully resected by endoscopic mucosal dissection with no postoperative recurrence and a good prognosis. In conjunction with literature analysis, the diagnosis of ESGDA relies mainly on endoscopic and pathologic examinations, and its histologic features are highly specific. Despite the rarity of ESGDA, accurate histologic evaluation is essential to avoid misdiagnosis. Complete endoscopic resection is an effective treatment with a favorable long-term prognosis. Further studies remain necessary to reveal its pathogenesis.

    Keywords: Adenoma, esophageal submucosal gland duct, Esophageal tumor, Endoscopic resection, Immunohistochemistry

    Received: 17 Aug 2024; Accepted: 24 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 ZHOU, HE, Huang, Chen, Zhou, Duan and Xu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: YU ZHOU, Xuancheng People's Hospital, Xuancheng, China

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