title: A case of esophageal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.
abstract: A 65-year-old man presenting with an esophageal lesion underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy and computed tomography and an upper esophageal submucosal mass was found. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration led to the diagnosis of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the esophagus. Positron emission tomography showed abnormal uptake in the internal iliac lymph nodes, and laparoscopic biopsy findings confirmed the diagnosis of esophageal cancer. The patient declined treatment of any kind and has been followed up for 39 months with no progression of the lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Kita-Harima Medical Center.
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sanuki
authors.forename: Yasutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Ayaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Tomoo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshie
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanzawa
authors.forename: Tomoo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration; D000071041:Esophageal Mucosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed