Venous Malformation of the Esophagus.

Cano Busnelli, Virginia; Medici, Juan; Duro, Agustin; Castellaro, Pablo; Wright, Fernando; Cavadas, Demetrio; Beskow, Axel · Ann Thorac Surg · 2018

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Venous malformations are an extremely infrequent condition in the gastrointestinal tract, particularly in the esophagus. We report a rare case of an adult with an asymptomatic mass located in the mediastinum and in whom the diagnosis and treatment of a venous malformation of the esophagus was performed through a thoracoscopic approach. When dealing with a hypervascularized submucosal esophageal tumor, venous malformations can be among the differential diagnoses.

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