Teerakanok J, DeWitt JP, Juarez E, Thein KZ, Warraich I. Primary esophageal diffuse large B cell lymphoma presenting with tracheoesophageal fistula: A rare case and review.
World J Gastrointest Oncol 2017;
9:431-435. [PMID:
29085570 PMCID:
PMC5648987 DOI:
10.4251/wjgo.v9.i10.431]
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Abstract
Primary non-Hodgkin lymphomas in the esophagus are rare. Tracheoesophageal fistulas mainly arise from solid esophageal carcinoma or mediastinal malignancies. Our patient presented with cough, dysphagia and weight loss, and upon initial computed tomography imaging and esophagogastroduodenoscopy, a malignant mass in the middle third of esophagus with tracheoesophageal fistula was found. The location of the mass and presence of malignant tracheoesophageal fistula were strongly suggestive of squamous cell carcinoma. However, tumor biopsy revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. This case report details a rare incident of a primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presented as tracheoesophageal fistula and reviews previous literature.
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