M. Golioto et K. Mcgrath, Primary lymphoma of the esophagus in a chronically immunosuppressed patient with hepatitis C infection: Case report and review of the literature, AM J MED SC, 321(3), 2001, pp. 203-205
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General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma account for the vast majority of
esophageal malignancies. Other malignancies that can involve the esophagus
include melanoma, sarcoma, and lymphoma. Gastrointestinal involvement with
lymphoma has a variable incidence, as reported in the literature. However,
primary involvement, as defined by Dawson, is extremely rare. Lymphoma has
been linked to immunosuppressive conditions (such as AIDS), medications, a
nd transplantation. We present what we believe to be the first case of prim
ary esophageal lymphoma in a patient on long-term immunosuppression with az
athioprine who was also infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV has
been postulated to have a relationship with B cell lymphomas.