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Strategy for esophageal non-epithelial tumors based on a retrospective analysis of a single facility.
BACKGROUND: Although most esophageal non-epithelial tumors are benign tumors, such as leiomyomas, they also include gastrointestinal tumors (GISTs); thus, a histopathological diagnosis is indispensable to determine the optimal treatment strategy. However, no consensus has been reached as to the diagnostic methods and treatments for esophageal non-epithelial tumors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the diagnostic methods and treatments for esophageal non-epithelial tumors in our hospital.
METHODS: All 28 cases of esophageal non-epithelial tumors at Kobe University Hospital from 2008 to 2016 were analyzed retrospectively with respect to the diagnostic methods, histopathological diagnosis, and treatments.
RESULTS: Three diagnostic methods, endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA), endoscopic incisional biopsy, and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)/endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), were performed in our hospital. All GIST cases could be correctly diagnosed by EUS-FNA. Tumors less than approximately 20 mm in diameter and located in the superficial layer are good indications for ESD/EMR, which both play roles in diagnosis and treatment. The final diagnoses by these methods consisted of the following: 13 leiomyomas, 5 GISTs, 3 schwannomas, 2 liposarcomas, 3 cysts, 1 reactive lymphoid hyperplasia, and 1 granulosa cell tumor. Fifteen cases underwent surgery. Enucleation or partial resection was performed for leiomyomas, schwannomas and liposarcomas, while esophagectomy was performed for GISTs. Thus, sufficient management of non-epithelial tumors is achieved.
CONCLUSIONS: Improved endoscopic procedures, including EUS-FNA and ESD/EMR, enabled the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of esophageal non-epithelial tumors.
METHODS: All 28 cases of esophageal non-epithelial tumors at Kobe University Hospital from 2008 to 2016 were analyzed retrospectively with respect to the diagnostic methods, histopathological diagnosis, and treatments.
RESULTS: Three diagnostic methods, endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA), endoscopic incisional biopsy, and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)/endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), were performed in our hospital. All GIST cases could be correctly diagnosed by EUS-FNA. Tumors less than approximately 20 mm in diameter and located in the superficial layer are good indications for ESD/EMR, which both play roles in diagnosis and treatment. The final diagnoses by these methods consisted of the following: 13 leiomyomas, 5 GISTs, 3 schwannomas, 2 liposarcomas, 3 cysts, 1 reactive lymphoid hyperplasia, and 1 granulosa cell tumor. Fifteen cases underwent surgery. Enucleation or partial resection was performed for leiomyomas, schwannomas and liposarcomas, while esophagectomy was performed for GISTs. Thus, sufficient management of non-epithelial tumors is achieved.
CONCLUSIONS: Improved endoscopic procedures, including EUS-FNA and ESD/EMR, enabled the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of esophageal non-epithelial tumors.
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