Esophageal Leiomyoma in Patients with
Megaloblastic Anemia
Adil Coskun, Mustafa Unubol, Ozden Yukselen, Vahit Yukselen, Ahmet Aydin, Serdar Şen, Ali Onder Karaoglu
Citation Information :
Coskun A, Unubol M, Yukselen O, Yukselen V, Aydin A, Şen S, Onder Karaoglu A. Esophageal Leiomyoma in Patients with Megaloblastic Anemia. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2014; 4 (2):98-100.
Esophageal leiomyoma is the most common benign intramural tumor of esophagus. Although
its incidence is not exactly known, it is very rare (0.006%-0.1% in autopsy series). It is generally
asymptomatic and detected incidentally. Here, we present a rare case report describing coexistence
of megaloblastic anemia and esophageal leiomyoma.
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