Fine-needle aspiration cytology of esophageal leiomyomatosis

Leiomyomata are the most common benign neoplasms of the esophagus, but they are still very rare in comparison to malignant tumors of this organ. We report on the aspiration cytology findings of a case of esophageal leiomyomatosis in a 19‐yr‐old man. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1999;21:197–199. © 1999 Wiley‐L...

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Published in:Diagnostic cytopathology 1999-09, Vol.21 (3), p.197-199
Main Authors: Henke, Andrew C., Salomao, Diva R., Timmerman, Timothy G., Hughes, Jonathan H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Needle
Cell Nucleus - pathology
Cytoplasm - pathology
Epithelium - pathology
Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology
Esophagus
fine-needle aspiration
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Humans
leiomyoma
leiomyomatosis
Leiomyomatosis - pathology
Male
Medical sciences
Muscle, Smooth - pathology
Tumors
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Summary:Leiomyomata are the most common benign neoplasms of the esophagus, but they are still very rare in comparison to malignant tumors of this organ. We report on the aspiration cytology findings of a case of esophageal leiomyomatosis in a 19‐yr‐old man. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1999;21:197–199. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:8755-1039
1097-0339
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199909)21:3<197::AID-DC10>3.0.CO;2-H