DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2019.v07i03.024

Pages: 251-254

Leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the esophagus, but they are rare, compared to all oesophageal tumors. It is an exceptional form of mediastinal tumor that poses a diagnostic and therapeutic problem. We report the case of a 25-year-old woman who complained of intermittent dysphagia associated with dyspnea in which biopsy of the mediastinal mass by video-thoracic surgery confirmed the diagnosis. Then a complete excision by right thoracotomy was made causing an oesophageal breach. Operative follow-up is marked by minimal leakage on the suture areas treated by a dietary diet and chest drainage.