Leiomyosarcoma


Achalasia

A disorder of esophageal motility characterized by the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax during swallowing and by inadequate or lacking peristalsis in the lower half of the body of the esophagus.


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PMID (PMCID)
16365582
 FEMALE Adult
Multimodality diagnostic imaging of diffuse esophageal leiomyomatosis.
Memisoglu E, Agarwal B, Akduman I, Prather C, Collins B, Civelek AC.
J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2006;30(1):100-4.
The characteristic clinical, histologic, and multimodality imaging findings may distinguish this benign tumor from its malignant counterpart leiomyosarcoma and from achalasia.