title: [Primary esophageal lymphoma].
abstract: We describe the case of a 54 year old woman seen with an esophageal mass diagnosed as a primary esophageal lymphoma. The main symptom was dysphagia of seven months duration. The treatment consisted in resection of the tumor, and reconstruction of the defect with a reversed pleural flap, followed by a chemotherapy regimen that consisted of five drugs, cyclophosphamid, prednisone, doxorubicin, rituximab and vincristine (R-CHOP). The patient developed an esophageal pleural fistula treated with pleural drainage and irrigation that closed in 45 days. Two and one half years later she is doing well and disease free.
authors: Hospital Santa Lúcia, Brasília, DF, Brasil. mximenes@solar.com.br
authors: Manoel
authors: M
authors: Ximenes
authors: Marcos Amorim
authors: MA
authors: Piauilino
authors: Humberto Alves
authors: HA
authors: Oliveira
authors: Jorge Pinto
authors: JP
authors: Vaz Neto
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged