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Esophageal mass

MedGen UID:
107907
•Concept ID:
C0577008
•
Finding
Synonyms: Esophageal Mass; Oesophageal Mass
SNOMED CT: Esophageal mass (300287006)
 
HPO: HP:6000247

Definition

A swelling or enlargment localized to the esophagus. The word mass is usually used at an early stage of the diagnostic workup before the precise nature of the swelling has been determined. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEsophageal mass

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Routine staging with endoscopic ultrasound in patients with obstructing esophageal cancer and dysphagia rarely impacts treatment decisions.
Mansfield SA, El-Dika S, Krishna SG, Perry KA, Walker JP
Surg Endosc 2017 Aug;31(8):3227-3233. Epub 2016 Nov 18 doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-5351-6. PMID: 27864719
Present role of thoracoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest.
Mack MJ, Aronoff RJ, Acuff TE, Douthit MB, Bowman RT, Ryan WH
Ann Thorac Surg 1992 Sep;54(3):403-8; discussion 407-9. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(92)90428-7. PMID: 1510505

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nasogastric Tubes Can Cause Intramural Hematoma of the Esophagus.
Yamada T, Motomura Y, Hiraoka E, Miyagaki A, Sato J
Am J Case Rep 2019 Feb 20;20:224-227. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.914133. PMID: 30783075Free PMC Article
A 14-Year Study of 398 Esophageal Adenocarcinomas Diagnosed Among 156,256 EGDs Performed at Two Large Hospitals: An Inlet Patch Is Proposed as a Significant Risk Factor for Proximal Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.
Orosey M, Amin M, Cappell MS
Dig Dis Sci 2018 Feb;63(2):452-465. Epub 2017 Dec 16 doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4878-2. PMID: 29249048
Routine staging with endoscopic ultrasound in patients with obstructing esophageal cancer and dysphagia rarely impacts treatment decisions.
Mansfield SA, El-Dika S, Krishna SG, Perry KA, Walker JP
Surg Endosc 2017 Aug;31(8):3227-3233. Epub 2016 Nov 18 doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-5351-6. PMID: 27864719
Usefulness of MDCT evaluation of the intraluminal surface of esophageal masses using only effervescent powder without injection of hypotonic agent.
Jin GY, Park SH, Han YM
Abdom Imaging 2009 Jul;34(4):424-9. doi: 10.1007/s00261-008-9398-2. PMID: 18493816
Endoscopic ultrasound staging criteria for esophageal cancer.
Brugge WR, Lee MJ, Carey RW, Mathisen DJ
Gastrointest Endosc 1997 Feb;45(2):147-52. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(97)70238-4. PMID: 9041000

Diagnosis

Synchronous occurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma and early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a 45-year-old female: a case report and review of the literature.
Altam A, Alsaaidi A, Aljbri W, Ahmed F, Alyhari Q, Badheeb M
Pan Afr Med J 2022;42:248. Epub 2022 Aug 3 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.248.36342. PMID: 36303817Free PMC Article
Successful thoracoscopic resection of an esophageal bronchogenic cyst.
Matsumoto R, Sasaki K, Noda M, Tsuruda Y, Kita Y, Uchikado Y, Matsushita D, Arigami T, Mori S, Ohtsuka T
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Jan;70(1):100-103. Epub 2021 Oct 3 doi: 10.1007/s11748-021-01694-2. PMID: 34601713
A 14-Year Study of 398 Esophageal Adenocarcinomas Diagnosed Among 156,256 EGDs Performed at Two Large Hospitals: An Inlet Patch Is Proposed as a Significant Risk Factor for Proximal Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.
Orosey M, Amin M, Cappell MS
Dig Dis Sci 2018 Feb;63(2):452-465. Epub 2017 Dec 16 doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4878-2. PMID: 29249048
Alpha-fetoprotein-producing esophageal adenocarcinoma: a mimicker of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Wang J, Liu W, Parikh K, Post AB
Clin J Gastroenterol 2017 Feb;10(1):7-12. Epub 2016 Dec 19 doi: 10.1007/s12328-016-0704-1. PMID: 27995468
Intra-esophageal whitish mass - a challenging diagnosis.
Ciobanu L, Pascu O, Tantau M, Pinzariu O, Furnea B, Botan E, Taulescu M
BMC Gastroenterol 2015 Aug 19;15:106. doi: 10.1186/s12876-015-0335-x. PMID: 26285706Free PMC Article

Therapy

Isolated esophageal IgG4-related disease presenting with progressive dysphagia and weight loss in a middle-aged man.
Poole H, Fehily S, McKelvie P, Miller A, Lust M, Holmes JA
Clin J Gastroenterol 2022 Jun;15(3):526-530. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1007/s12328-022-01623-7. PMID: 35381953
IgG4 sclerosing disease of the esophagus: a case-based review.
Padniewski JJ, Thottam E, Nasr R
Rheumatol Int 2020 Oct;40(10):1733-1737. Epub 2020 May 2 doi: 10.1007/s00296-020-04594-5. PMID: 32358641
Esophageal Tuberculosis - A Mass of Confusion.
Danna BJ, Harvey AW, Woc-Colburn LE
Am J Med 2020 Oct;133(10):e589-e590. Epub 2020 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.02.038. PMID: 32272102
An Unusual Cause of Esophageal Mass and Bleeding.
Mir AS, Kesar V, Grider DJ
Gastroenterology 2020 Aug;159(2):446-448. Epub 2020 Mar 20 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.03.029. PMID: 32205164
Reconstruction of a Long-Segment Tracheal Defect Using an AlloDerm Conduit.
Bolton WD, Ben-Or S, Hale AL, Stephenson JE
Innovations (Phila) 2017 Mar/Apr;12(2):137-139. doi: 10.1097/IMI.0000000000000347. PMID: 28301367

Prognosis

Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction Treated With Immunotherapy: A Case Report.
Attlassy N, Agbeh A, Patnaik R, Miller J, McCarthy J
WMJ 2023 Mar;122(1):77-80. PMID: 36940130
Endoscopic resection of giant fibrovascular esophageal polyps.
Ward MA, Beard KW, Teitelbaum EN, Sharata AM, Dunst CM, Swanstrom LL, Reavis KM
Surg Endosc 2018 Feb;32(2):1066-1067. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s00464-017-5664-0. PMID: 28643073
Alpha-fetoprotein-producing esophageal adenocarcinoma: a mimicker of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Wang J, Liu W, Parikh K, Post AB
Clin J Gastroenterol 2017 Feb;10(1):7-12. Epub 2016 Dec 19 doi: 10.1007/s12328-016-0704-1. PMID: 27995468
Widespread metastatic eccrine porocarcinoma.
Goel R, Contos MJ, Wallace ML
J Am Acad Dermatol 2003 Nov;49(5 Suppl):S252-4. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(03)00444-4. PMID: 14576644
Endoscopic ultrasound staging criteria for esophageal cancer.
Brugge WR, Lee MJ, Carey RW, Mathisen DJ
Gastrointest Endosc 1997 Feb;45(2):147-52. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(97)70238-4. PMID: 9041000

Clinical prediction guides

Endoscopic submucosal dissection of an unexpected symptomatic esophageal mass: intramural esophageal hematoma.
Wu Y, Tong C, Ni X, Gao S, Zhang L, Yin J, Zhu Z
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2023 Nov;115(11):650-651. doi: 10.17235/reed.2023.9464/2023. PMID: 36688436
Routine staging with endoscopic ultrasound in patients with obstructing esophageal cancer and dysphagia rarely impacts treatment decisions.
Mansfield SA, El-Dika S, Krishna SG, Perry KA, Walker JP
Surg Endosc 2017 Aug;31(8):3227-3233. Epub 2016 Nov 18 doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-5351-6. PMID: 27864719
Semiquantitative histologic evaluation improves diagnosis of esophageal carcinoma cuniculatum on biopsy.
Chen D, Goldblum JR, Landau M, Rice TW, Pai RK, Xiao SY, Liu X
Mod Pathol 2013 Jun;26(6):806-15. Epub 2013 Jan 25 doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2012.224. PMID: 23348898
Giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus.
Solerio D, Gasparri G, Ruffini E, Camandona M, De Angelis C, Raggio E, Dei Poli M
Dis Esophagus 2005;18(6):410-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2005.00525.x. PMID: 16336614
Endoscopic ultrasound staging criteria for esophageal cancer.
Brugge WR, Lee MJ, Carey RW, Mathisen DJ
Gastrointest Endosc 1997 Feb;45(2):147-52. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(97)70238-4. PMID: 9041000

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