How to treat esophageal leiomyoma

Esophageal leiomyoma patients need general treatment, surgical treatment, drug therapy, etc.

1. General treatment of

esophageal leiomyoma patients without clinical symptoms can temporarily not be treated, pay attention to regular reexamination. Daily smoking cessation and alcohol, while eating less spicy irritating food, to prevent stimulation of esophageal mucosa.

2. Surgical treatment of patients with

esophageal leiomyoma large or diagnosed as malignant tumor, all need to seek medical treatment, through surgery to remove the lesion tissue.

3. Drug treatment

patients after surgery can use penicillin, ceftriaxone, cefoxitin and other drugs to prevent infection; a small number of esophageal leiomyoma can be malignant, diagnosed after malignant transformation should be supplemented by chemotherapy, often using paclitaxel, cisplatin, fluorouracil and other drugs.