Prevalence rate and clinical characteristics of esophageal ectopic sebaceous glands in asymptomatic health screen examinees

In conclusion, esophageal ectopic sebaceous glands are present in 0.05% of asymptomatic subjects. This lesion is thought to be benign and is not related to clinical symptoms. Therefore, esophageal ectopic sebaceous glands do not require further treatment or follow‐up, which makes endoscopists free from active efforts for differential diagnosis with other malignant diseases.

Source: Diseases of the Esophagus - January 29, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Areum Park, Jung‐Hyun Lee, Ayoung Park, Young‐Hwan Jung, Hyung‐Jun Chu, Sang‐Su Bae, Jeong‐Kwon Kim, Won‐Yong Kim, Byung‐Kook Kim Tags: Original Article Source Type: research