PRIMARY ESOPHAGEAL LYMPHOMA IN AIDS

In a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and primar y esophageal lymphoma, esophagography and computed tomography (CT) dem onstrated a large ulcerated mass involving the distal esophagus. Altho ugh rare, the diagnosis of esophageal lymphoma should be considered in patients at risk for AIDS when the radiologic findings are not typica l for infectious esophagitis or Kaposi's sarcoma.