Esophagus. Leiomyoma is probably the most common benign tumor of the esophagus and may bleed by erosion of the mucosa. Polyps are quite infrequent here. Stomach. A leiomyoma may grow quite slowly ...

Leiomyoma of the lower third of the esophagus is a relatively rare disorder but the most common benign tumor of the esophagus. We present a case of an involuted esophageal leiomyoma, 11 cm in size, ...

True leiomyomas from esophagus, muscularis mucosae of colorectum, and pericolic leiomyomas similar to uterine leiomyomas were negative for CD117 and CD34 and positive for SMA and desmin (46 of 46).

Additional causes include lymphoma, pulmonary metastases, benign tumors such as benign fibrous tumor of pleura, esophageal leiomyoma, thymoma, pulmonary congenital cyst and chronic pulmonary ...

However, true leiomyomas are more common in the esophagus, and they have been occasionally noted in the colon and rectum, but the small number of reported cases does not allow for ...

FAIRFAX, Va. — Longtime Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly passed away Wednesday morning following a battle with esophageal cancer. His family said in a statement that he passed away peacefully ...

Richards was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in March of this year, only six months before her death, a testament to the deadliness of the disease. This year more than 14,000 people in the United ...