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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2009; 15(15): 1901-1903
Published online Apr 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1901
Published online Apr 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1901
A case of primary isolated non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the esophagus in an immunocompetent patient
Ioannis V Kalogeropoulos, Sofia Tsolaki, Dimitra Rontogianni, Department of Radiology "Evagelismos" General Hospital, Hypsilantou 45-47, 10676, Athens, Greece
Athanasios N Chalazonitis, Fotios Laspas, Nikolaos Ptohis, Ioannis Neofytou, Department of Radiology "Hippocratio" General Hospital, Thisseos 29, 15234, Halandri, Athens, Greece
Author contributions: Kalogeropoulos IV and Tsolaki S wrote the manuscript; Chalazonitis AN organized and revised the manuscript; Laspas F assisted in writing the manuscript and is the corresponding author; Ptohis N and Neofytou I carried out the literature analysis and assisted in writing the manuscript; Rontogianni D provided data and figures relating to the patient.
Correspondence to: Fotios Laspas, MD, MSc, Department of Radiology, "Hippocratio" General Hospital, Thisseos 29, 15234, Halandri, Athens, Greece. fotisdimi@yahoo.gr
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Received: December 24, 2008
Revised: March 18, 2009
Accepted: March 25, 2009
Published online: April 21, 2009
Revised: March 18, 2009
Accepted: March 25, 2009
Published online: April 21, 2009
Abstract
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.