Primary Esophageal Lymphoma: A Rare Entity

Positron emission tomography with CT and bone marrow biopsy from the sacral region confirmed metastasis. Since dysphagia was severe, a self-expandable fully covered 18 mm × 150 mm esophageal metal stent was placed for palliation (Fig. 1b), and the patient was referred to the Oncology Department wher...

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Published inGE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 366 - 368
Main Authors Sachdeva, Sanjeev, Jain, Arpan, Dalal, Ashok, Puri, A.S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.09.2022
Karger Publishers
Subjects
Biopsy
Conflicts of interest
Dysphagia
Endoscopy
Esophagus
Images in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
immunohistochemistry
Literature reviews
Lymphoma
Magnetic resonance imaging
Metastasis
primary esophageal lymphoma
rare entity
Tomography
Immunohistochemistry
Primary esophageal lymphoma
Rare entity
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Summary:Positron emission tomography with CT and bone marrow biopsy from the sacral region confirmed metastasis. Since dysphagia was severe, a self-expandable fully covered 18 mm × 150 mm esophageal metal stent was placed for palliation (Fig. 1b), and the patient was referred to the Oncology Department where he received R-CHOP (rituximab-cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) regimen. Conflict of Interest Statement The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. Author Contributions Sanjeev Sachdeva: Acquisition of data; analysis and interpretation of data; drafting of the manuscript.
ISSN:2341-4545
2387-1954
DOI:10.1159/000515840