Ectopic Sebaceous Glands in the Esophagus: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Ectopic sebaceous glands occur rarely in the esophagus. A 65-year-old man presented with a history of discomfort during swallowing since the last 4 months. On upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, multiple wart-like grayish-yellow projections were detected and two of them were biopsied. Microscopically,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bhat, Ramachandra V., Ramaswamy, Rupnarayan R., Yelagondahally, Lakshmana Kumar C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19568506
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.39624
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Sumario:Ectopic sebaceous glands occur rarely in the esophagus. A 65-year-old man presented with a history of discomfort during swallowing since the last 4 months. On upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, multiple wart-like grayish-yellow projections were detected and two of them were biopsied. Microscopically, they proved to be sebaceous glands in the esophagus. Histogenesis of this rare lesion is discussed in this case report.

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