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Resection of a large benign pharyngo-oesophageal submucous mesenchymoma via laterocervical approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2006

Lisi Liu ,
Shaoxian Hu ,
Hongtao Zhen ,
Yanling Tao ,
Yingxiong Tang  and
Melissa Huang
Lisi Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P.R. China.
Shaoxian Hu
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P.R. China.
Hongtao Zhen
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P.R. China.
Yanling Tao
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P.R. China.
Yingxiong Tang
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P.R. China.
Melissa Huang
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, M.D., USA.
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Abstract

Two rare cases of benign submucosal pharyngo-oesophageal mesenchymoma are presented in this paper. One patient was treated by tumour removal via a combined thoracic and laterocervical approach and the other by resection through a laterocervical approach. The paper discusses the pathology and diagnosis of benign mesenchymomas. The authors suggest that for large tumours located in the pharynx and extending down the oesophagus without adhesion to the oesophageal wall, the laterocervical approach can avoid complications associated with the thoracic approach. The new technique caused less tissue damage and provided a quicker recovery and shorter hospitalization.

Keywords

MesenchymomaPharynxOesophagusSurgical ProceduresOperative
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 3 , March 2003 , pp. 219 - 221
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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