Giant fibrovascular polyp of esophagus

• Main Authors: Ramakanth Sannidi, Shravan Kumar Porika, Umadevi Malladi, Ramanna Macherla
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-07-01
• Series: Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
• Subjects: asphyxia; dysphagia; fibrovascular polyp
• Online Access: http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-5042.193741

Benign tumors of esophagus are uncommon and account for only 3% of all esophageal neoplasms. Fibrovascular polyps (FVP) are rare intraluminal tumors of esophagus. They are composed of fibrous tissue, vascular structures and covered with normal Squamous epithelium. Here we present a case of a 45 yr old gentleman with progressive dysphagia since 3 months. UGI endoscopy showed a long, linear, compressible mass extending from cricoid area to gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ). Patient was operated, through cervical incision esophgectomy done and polyp of size 16 × 7 cm was removed. Histopathology of polyp was suggestive of fibrovascular polyp. Post surgery patient was asymptomatic and doing well.