Primary Esophageal Lymphoma in AIDS

Abstract

Primary esophageal lymphomas are extremely rare. We report a primary esophageal T cell lymphoma of the diffuse large cell type in a patient with AIDS and review other published data. Although rare, the diagnosis should be considered in patients with dysphagia, weight loss (with or without hematemesis), and endoscopic findings of masses, polyps, or ulcerations that are especially unresponsive to antifungal therapy or antiviral therapy or both. Repeat endoscopy with biopsy may be needed to establish the diagnosis properly.

Dysphagia in a patient with a history of large B‐cell lymphoma: Esophageal disease with negative biopsy findings

“…4 Primary lymphoma of the esophagus is rare. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11] The esophagus is the least common site of involvement for lymphoma, seen in less than 1% of patients with gastrointestinal lymphoma. When there is esophageal involvement in lymphoma, it is often the result of gastric or mediastinal extension.…”

Úlceras esofágicas em portadores do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana: etiologia e análise comparativa entre métodos diagnósticos

“…Linfoma não-Hodgkin é causa rara de doença esofágica podendo tanto ser o sítio primário da neoplasia quanto resultado de metástases, ocorrendo com disfagia e perda de peso (WILCOX, 1992;BERNAL & JUNCO, 1986;HAMED & HOFFMAN, 1998;WEERATUNGE et. al., 2004 De acordo com os aspectos endoscópicos, a gravidade da esofagite fúngica pode ser graduada segundo KODSI et.…”