POLYPS OF THE ESOPHAGUS: REPORT OF A CASE

Abstract

Although polyps are apparently the most common type of benign esophageal tumor, there are very few cases on record. The majority of those observed have been single and have not interfered with deglutition. In most instances, they have been found during the course of routine postmortem examination. The case reported here is of unusual interest because the tumors had narrowed the lumen of the esophagus sufficiently to produce mild dysphagia. <h3>REPORT OF CASE</h3> A woman, aged 54, examined in the clinic, July 2, 1926, had been married twenty-two years and had never become pregnant. Her husband had died at the age of 46 from valvular heart disease. For fifteen years, the patient had had a burning sensation in the epigastrium one hour after meals; this had been relieved temporarily by chewing gum or taking sodium bicarbonate. About five years before examination, she bad noticed obstruction to solid food