Yonsei Med J.  2001 Apr;42(2):264-266. 10.3349/ymj.2001.42.2.264.

Fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus in infant

• Paik HC
• Han JW
• Jung EK
• Bae KM
• Lee YH

• KMID: 720619
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2001.42.2.264

Abstract

A five month female was referred complaining of intermittent vomiting with protrusion of a sausage-like mass through the oral cavity. Esophageal endoscopy and esophagogram revealed a mass in the upper esophagus, which was diagnosed as a fibrovascular polyp. Under general anesthesia, the mass was grasped through the oral cavity with a forcep and ligated and excised at the base, where a stump arose from the posterior wall of the cervical esophagus. The pathology was confirmed as a fibrovascular polyp, which is a rare benign esophageal lesion occurring mostly in adult males, and has not been reported in infancy.

Keyword

Esophageal endosopy; fibrovascular polyp

MeSH Terms

Blood Vessels/pathology
Case Report
Esophageal Neoplasms/surgery
Esophageal Neoplasms/pathology*
Esophageal Neoplasms/blood supply
Esophagoscopy
Female
Fibrosis
Human
Infant
Polyps/surgery
Polyps/pathology*
Polyps/blood supply