We describe esophageal leiomyomas in two young patients (aged 35 and 32 years), who complained of dysphagia and epigastralgia, which were successfully treated by endoscopic polypectomy. Upper endoscopy showed a pedunculated polyp beneath the normal mucosa located at 28 cm from the incisor in the first case and 1 cm sessile 2.1 cm semipedunculated polypoid lesion in the lower esophagus just above the esophageal-gastric junction in the second case. Both lesions were resected by snare polypectomy without any complication. Light microscopic examination and immunohistochemistry of the tumor tissue confirmed the diagnosis of leiomyoma. Endoscopic polypectomy of esophageal leiomyoma is safe and should be considered as an optional treatment modality whenever possible.
Endoscopic Polypectomy of Esophageal Leiomyomas; Report of Two Cases
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