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CASE REPORT article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Gastrointestinal Cancers: Gastric and Esophageal Cancers
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1515288

Esophageal bulge with white patch: endoscopic removal of leiomyoma and high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia(HGIN)

Provisionally accepted
Li-Li Pan Li-Li Pan Chong Zhang Chong Zhang *Li-Juan Fan Li-Juan Fan *Ran Ma Ran Ma *
  • Jining First People's Hospital, Jining, China

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    Esophageal leiomyoma is the most common benign intramural tumor of the esophagus. Despite being the most common benign tumor in its category, esophageal leiomyomas constitute only 1.2% of all esophageal tumors. While esophageal leiomyoma itself is uncommon, the occurrence of multiple esophageal leiomyomas is even rarer, and the coexistence of high-grade squamous intraepithelial neoplasia (HGIN), involving both epithelial and mesenchymal tissues, is exceedingly rare. This case report describes a patient with multiple esophageal leiomyomas and localized HGIN, diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasonography, which identified a submucosal lesion within the muscularis mucosae. The lesion was successfully treated using endoscopic high-frequency electrocoagulation resection. This minimally invasive approach proved to be precise, safe, and effective, offering therapeutic outcomes comparable to those of traditional surgical resection, as confirmed by postoperative pathological analysis.

    Keywords: Esophageal leiomyoma, Esophageal bulge, High-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, Leukoesophageal plaques, Endoscopic resection

    Received: 22 Oct 2024; Accepted: 18 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Pan, Zhang, Fan and Ma. 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:
    Chong Zhang, Jining First People's Hospital, Jining, China
    Li-Juan Fan, Jining First People's Hospital, Jining, China
    Ran Ma, Jining First People's Hospital, Jining, China

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