Management of postcricoid and upper esophageal hemangioma

Postcricoid vascular abnormalities: Hemangiomas, venous malformations, or anatomic variant

“…In the literature, 18 out of the 30 reported cases (60%) did not require surgical intervention [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. With our series included, 26 out of 40 (65%) of patients did not require surgical intervention.…”

“…Review of the literature yielded nine reports in which a total of 30 patients were presented; 40 patients, including our series [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. In six reports, the finding was felt to represent a hemangioma, and three felt they were a vascular lesion, more specifically a venous malformation.…”

“…Patient presentation and treatment has varied widely in the literature [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. More frequently-reported symptoms include stridor and feeding difficulties.…”

“…Of the 30 reported cases, eight underwent either CO 2 , Nd:Yag, or KTP laser ablation; three underwent open excision; two patients underwent tracheotomy; one had a gastrostomy tube placed; seven were treated with systemic steroids; one was treated with intralesionial steroids; and thirteen were successfully observed [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Several patients were treated with more than one modality.…”

Postcricoid vascular lesions

“…A thorough review of the English literature revealed nineteen reported cases from six manuscripts published between 1987 and 2006 [2][3][4][5][6] (Table II). Three of the nineteen cases had histology available from biopsy or postexcision pathology evaluations, and no cases had reported immunohistochemistry.…”