Hodgkin's disease of the esophagus: Report of a case

Most esophageal malignancies are either squamous carcinomas or adenocarcino mas arising in the background of Barrett's esophagus, We describe a case of an 85-yr-old woman in whom the diagnosis of esophageal malignancy was diff icult to confirm despite its endoscopic appearance and previous biopsies. T his case illustrates the difficulty in diagnosing Hodgkin's disease of the esophagus, Despite the rarity of this entity, if clinically indicated by sy mptoms, large, deep biopsies by rigid esophagoscopy should be considered. ( Am J Gastroenterol 1999;94:520-522, (C) 1999 by Am. Cell. of Gastroenterolo gy).