Esophageal Perforation. An Unusual Presentation of Esophageal Lymphoma

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Journal Dig Dis Sci

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 1983 Apr 1

PMID 6832000

Citations 1

Authors

H L Kirsch

D W Cronin

G N STEIN

F Latour

A F Herrera

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Abstract

A primary histiocytic lymphoma arising in the esophagus and its resultant spontaneous perforation is reported in a 69-year-old female. To our knowledge esophageal perforation occurring as a complication of a primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the esophagus has not been previously reported.

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PMID: 16416216 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-3088-0.

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