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We report an unusual case of a large esophegeal inflammatory fibroid polyp in a man infected with the human immunodeficiency virus complaining of dysphagia. Barium studies and computed tomography demonstrated a long, submucosal-appearing, distal esophageal mass which extended into a hiatal hernia. Inflammatory fibroid polyps should be considered in the differential diagnosis of submucosal and polypoid esophageal masses, although distinctive radiographic features are not found.
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Simmons, M.Z., Cho, K.C., Houghton, J.M. et al. Inflammatory fibroid polyp of the esophagus in an HIV-infected individual: Case study. Dysphagia 10, 59–61 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00261283
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