title: Esophageal involvement by cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, mycosis fungoides type: diagnosis by endoscopic biopsy.
abstract: A patient with long-standing cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, mycosis fungoides type (CTCL-MF), developed dysphagia, odynophagia, and weight loss. Endoscopic biopsy of esophageal mucosa demonstrated involvement by CTCL-MF. Although extracutaneous spread of CTCL-MF is common, esophageal involvement is unusual and to our knowledge has not previously been diagnosed antemortem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration, West Side Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612.
authors.forename: O D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cantave
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003679:Deglutition; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes; D015431:Weight Loss