Leiomyoma of Esophagus

tumor during the study period. Of these, 290 patients underwent some types of esophageal surgery. We found six patients with esophageal leiomyomas. The esophageal leiomyomas thus constituted 0.4% of all the esophageal tumors in this study. We recorded the presenting symptoms, investigations, management and outcome of these patients. The diagnostic workup included barium swallow, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGI scopy), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and computed tomography (CT). Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or biopsy was done in cases where there was suspicion of malignancy. Of the six patients, we had histological diagnosis of leiomyoma in five patients. The sixth patient had classical features of leiomyoma on EUS and CT scan and was planned for regular follow up. We had no tissue diagnosis for this patient.