A CASE REPORT OF GIANT FIBROVASCULAR POLYP ESOPHAGUS - A RARE ENTITY

Abstract

A fibrovascular polyp is a rare, benign,  intraluminal, submucosal tumour of esophagus, characterised by the development of pedunculated, intraluminal mass that can exhibit enormous intraluminal growth. It has been   reported only sporadically in the literature. Symptoms are present when the polyp reaches a large size which include progressive dysphagia (more than 50 of the patients),  odynophagia, respiratory symptoms and the most distinctive regurgitation of a fleshy mass into the mouth. Here we report a case of 57 year old male who presented with dysphagia and regurgitation of mass into the mouth and on further   investigation through imaging studies and endoscopy a fleshly pedunculated mass arising just below cricopharynx extending upto lower esophageal sphincter was identified. He was treated by rigid esophagoscopy removal of mass with diathermy cauterization of base.