Hodgkin's disease of the esophagus: report of a case

Most esophageal malignancies are either squamous carcinomas or adenocarcinomas arising in the background of Barrett's esophagus. We describe a case of an 85-yr-old woman in whom the diagnosis of esophageal malignancy was difficult to confirm despite its endoscopic appearance and previous biopsi...

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Published inThe American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 94; no. 2; pp. 520 - 522
Main Authors LOEB, D. S, RIBEIRO, A, MENKE, D. M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing 01.02.1999
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Esophageal Neoplasms - epidemiology
Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology
Esophagus - pathology
Female
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Hodgkin Disease - epidemiology
Hodgkin Disease - pathology
Humans
Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis
Medical sciences
Human
Hodgkin disease
Malignant hemopathy
Lymphoma
Esophagus
Esophagoscopy
Task difficulty
Case study
Pathology
Histopathology
Lymphoproliferative syndrome
Female
Endoscopy
Diagnosis
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Summary:Most esophageal malignancies are either squamous carcinomas or adenocarcinomas arising in the background of Barrett's esophagus. We describe a case of an 85-yr-old woman in whom the diagnosis of esophageal malignancy was difficult to confirm despite its endoscopic appearance and previous biopsies. This case illustrates the difficulty in diagnosing Hodgkin's disease of the esophagus. Despite the rarity of this entity, if clinically indicated by symptoms, large, deep biopsies by rigid esophagoscopy should be considered.
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ISSN:0002-9270
1572-0241
DOI:10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.00802.x