A CASE OF ESOPHAGEAL LIPOMA ENDOSCOPICALLY RESECTED BY EEMR-TUBE METHOD

Abstract

We successfully performed endoscopic mucosal resection using EEMR-tube method (endoscopic esophageal mucosal resection-tube method). A 64-year-old woman with chest discomfort was admitted. A barium meal and endoscopic study revealed a tumor arising from the middle thoracic esophagus, with 4 cm of a longitudial diameter. The densitometric values of computed tomography were consintent with adipose type (-104H.U.). Endoscopic ultrasonography revealed a hyperechoic tumor in the submucosal layer. The histological diagnosis was benign lipoma. 39 cases of esophageal lipoma were reported in Japan. 11 cases of those were successfully resected by endoscopic technique. This was the second report on esophageal lipoma treated by EEMR-tube method.