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A Large Horse Shoe-shaped Leiomyoma of the Thoracic Esophagus

Department of Thoracic Surgery Athens Medical Center Athens, Greece

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A 31-year-old male presented with dysphagia. The barium swallow (Figure 1a) showed an abnormality of the esophageal wall at the level of the carina, without any intraluminal pathologic finding. A right thoracotomy was performed and a large horse shoe-shaped leiomyoma was enucleated (Figure 2a and 2b. . . [Full Text of this Article]