Introduction:

Villous adenomas are lesions of the digestive tract with a high tendency to malignancy. Its location in ectopic gastric mucosa patches in the cervical esophagus is an atypical presentation of clinical and pathological interest.

Objective:

To present a case of villous adenoma in ectopic gastric mucosa of the cervical esophagus.

Methods:

A case study of a patient with a diagnosis of villous adenoma is presented, as well as a review of the current literature.

Results:

A tubulovillous adenoma with low-grade dysplasia was identified by histopathological study. Its endoscopic location was a gastric ectopic mucosa patch in the cervical esophagus.

Conclusions:

The location of villous adenomas in the cervical esophagus may predispose to the development of neoplastic lesions. Detailed evaluation of this segment using techniques, such as high-definition digital chromoendoscopy, would allow for early detection and treatment of these lesions.

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