Esophageal involvement by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Esophageal involvement by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is extremely unusual. For this reason, the differential diagnosis of symptoms referable to the esophagus in patients being treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma generally includes fungal or viral infection, therapy-related mucositis, and reflux esophagitis but not lymphomatous involvement. A patient is described who had development of dysphagia during treatment for lymphoma and involvement of the esophagus documented by biopsy.
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male