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John H. Feist, MD; Ernest P. Siconolfi, MD; Edward Gilman, MD

JAMA. 1976;235(11):1146-1147.

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VASCULAR lesions of the esophagus are extremely uncommon.¹ Reports of benign tumors in that location collected from 1912 to 1948 show that hemangiomas occurred in only 2.2% of the cases.² We report the following case because of its unusually interesting clinical features.

Report of a Case

A coal miner, aged 48, was referred with the diagnosis of tumor of the esophagus, demonstrated by esophagraphy. He had sought medical advice because of mild but progressive shortness of breath over a oneyear period, occasional belching, and epigastric discomfort. He had no other symptoms referrable to the chest or digestive system, and results of a physical examination were normal. Posteroanterior and lateral chest roentgenograms showed widening of the superior mediastinum, and a midmediastinal mass displacing the trachea anteriorly. Esophagoscopy (with a conventional open instrument) showed an extrinsic pressure defect without ulceration or mucosal lesions, and a mucosal biopsy report indicated chronic . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Dr Feist).

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (Dr Feist).

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