[Papillomas of the esophagus: presentation of 5 cases and review of the literature].

Papilloma of the esophagus is an uncommon benign tumor. We report five cases, four diagnosed by gastroscopy and one on autopsy. Three were women and two men. All the tumors were located in the distal third, except one in the middle third. The average size was 0.5 cm. In four cases there was gastroesophageal reflux and in two there was also hiatal hernia. In one case there was koilocytosis.