Open AccessA case of primary isolated non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the esophagus in an immunocompetent patient
Author(s) -
Ioannis Kalogeropoulos,
Athanasios Chalazonitis,
Sofia Tsolaki,
Fotios Laspas,
Nikolaos Ptohis,
Ioannis Neofytou,
Dimitra Rontogianni
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.1901
Subject(s) - esophagus , medicine , lymphoma , biopsy , radiology , hodgkin lymphoma , pathology , endoscopic ultrasonography , endoscopy
Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the esophagus is a rare disease. A case of primary isolated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the esophagus in a 77-year-old man without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is presented. We describe the clinical features and the imaging findings (barium swallow, endoscopic ultrasonography and CT) of a biopsy proven B-cell lymphoma with diffuse transmural involvement of the esophagus wall, which was discovered incidentally. We also briefly review the literature.