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Esophageal Polyp

MedGen UID:
76349
•Concept ID:
C0281838
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Polyp of esophagus
SNOMED CT: Polyp of esophagus (254573006)

Definition

A benign intraluminal polypoid neoplasm of the esophagus. It includes the squamous papilloma and the giant fibrovascular polyp. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Endoscopic Management of Perforations in Gastrointestinal Tract: Expert Review.
Lee JH, Kedia P, Stavropoulos SN, Carr-Locke D
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021 Nov;19(11):2252-2261.e2. Epub 2021 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.06.045. PMID: 34224876
Endoscopic strangulation techniques for treatment of upper GI mucosal and submucosal lesions.
Rustagi T, Aslanian HR
Gastrointest Endosc 2015 Apr;81(4):1002. Epub 2014 Jul 12 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.06.016. PMID: 25028275
Endoscopic mucosal tissue sampling.
ASGE Standards of Practice Committee, Sharaf RN, Shergill AK, Odze RD, Krinsky ML, Fukami N, Jain R, Appalaneni V, Anderson MA, Ben-Menachem T, Chandrasekhara V, Chathadi K, Decker GA, Early D, Evans JA, Fanelli RD, Fisher DA, Fisher LR, Foley KQ, Hwang JH, Jue TL, Ikenberry SO, Khan KM, Lightdale J, Malpas PM, Maple JT, Pasha S, Saltzman J, Dominitz JA, Cash BD
Gastrointest Endosc 2013 Aug;78(2):216-24. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.04.167. PMID: 23867371

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation of non-gastric upper gastrointestinal system polyps: an epidemiological assessment.
Erdoğan Ç, Arı D, Yeşil B, Koşar K, Coşkun O, Tenlik İ, Köseoğlu HT, Yüksel M
Sci Rep 2023 Apr 15;13(1):6168. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33451-1. PMID: 37061587Free PMC Article
Massive hemorrhage after biopsy of an esophageal polyp.
Kusano C, Sane S, Yoshidome S, Hatanaka S, Ojiro M, Baba M, Natsugoe S, Aikou T
Dis Esophagus 1998 Apr;11(2):134-6. doi: 10.1093/dote/11.2.134. PMID: 9779372
Esophageal polyp as the sole manifestation of relapse seven years after treatment for Hodgkin's disease.
Melato M, Bucconi S, Fanin R, Baccarani M, Buri L
Endoscopy 1994 Oct;26(8):708. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1009072. PMID: 7859684

Diagnosis

Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma (Atypical Lipomatous Tumor) Presenting as an Esophageal Polyp.
McCarthy AJ, Carroll P, Vajpeyi R, Darling G, Chetty R
J Gastrointest Cancer 2019 Sep;50(3):589-595. doi: 10.1007/s12029-018-0052-0. PMID: 29349606
A Small Esophageal Polyp.
Fang LH, Chang IW, Tai CM
Gastroenterology 2016 Dec;151(6):e6-e7. Epub 2016 Nov 1 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.07.001. PMID: 27814998
Aortoesophageal fistula: a case misdiagnosed as esophageal polyp.
Jiao Y, Zong Y, Yu ZL, Yu YZ, Zhang ST
World J Gastroenterol 2009 Dec 21;15(47):6007-9. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.6007. PMID: 20014468Free PMC Article
Recurrent esophageal fibrovascular polyps: case history and review of the literature.
Drenth J, Wobbes T, Bonenkamp JJ, Nagengast FM
Dig Dis Sci 2002 Nov;47(11):2598-604. doi: 10.1023/a:1020592900552. PMID: 12452402
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the esophagus.
Naganuma H, Ohtani H, Sayama J, Sakai N, Taira Y, Shibuya D, Miyazaki A, Sakurada H
Pathol Int 1996 Jun;46(6):462-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1996.tb03638.x. PMID: 8869999

Therapy

Esophageal Squamous Cell Papilloma.
Homan M, Poljak M, Zidar N
J Pediatr 2017 Jan;180:286-286.e1. Epub 2016 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.09.035. PMID: 27751518
Massive hemorrhage after biopsy of an esophageal polyp.
Kusano C, Sane S, Yoshidome S, Hatanaka S, Ojiro M, Baba M, Natsugoe S, Aikou T
Dis Esophagus 1998 Apr;11(2):134-6. doi: 10.1093/dote/11.2.134. PMID: 9779372

Prognosis

Sudden death caused by fibrovascular esophageal polyp: case report and study review.
Ramalho LN, Martin CC, Zerbini T
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2010 Mar;31(1):103-5. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c6bec2. PMID: 20010288
Asphyxiation caused by giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus.
Sargent RL, Hood IC
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2006 May;130(5):725-7. doi: 10.5858/2006-130-725-ACBGFP. PMID: 16683893
Massive hemorrhage after biopsy of an esophageal polyp.
Kusano C, Sane S, Yoshidome S, Hatanaka S, Ojiro M, Baba M, Natsugoe S, Aikou T
Dis Esophagus 1998 Apr;11(2):134-6. doi: 10.1093/dote/11.2.134. PMID: 9779372
Esophageal polyp as the sole manifestation of relapse seven years after treatment for Hodgkin's disease.
Melato M, Bucconi S, Fanin R, Baccarani M, Buri L
Endoscopy 1994 Oct;26(8):708. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1009072. PMID: 7859684

Clinical prediction guides

Serous cystadenoma of the esophagus.
Tsutsumi M, Mizumoto K, Tsujiuchi T, Maruyama H, Koizumi M, Inagaki T, Toyokawa M, Konishi Y
Acta Pathol Jpn 1990 Feb;40(2):153-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1990.tb01555.x. PMID: 2339602

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