Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1995 Jun;15(2):219-222.

Tracheoesophageal Fistula in a Patient with T-cell Lymphoma

• Min YI
• Song IH
• Choi HS
• Lee SG
• Koh MS
• Kim HR
• Choi KY

Abstract

Although lymphoma may involve any part of gastrointestinal tract either primary or secondary, esophageal involvement is rare. Secondary esopahgeal involvement of lymphoma is showing an incidence between 0% and 6% with autopsy series and lesser then 1% in living patients. The occurrence of a tracheoesophageal fistula(TEF) in patient with lymphoma is even more rare. We describe one case of TEF due to secondary esophageal invasion of T-cell lympboma and review the literature, with particular attention to chest CT and esophagoscopic finding, and endoscopic biopsy result.

Keyword

Tracheoesophageal fistula; T-cell lymphoma

MeSH Terms

Autopsy
Biopsy
Gastrointestinal Tract
Humans
Incidence
Lymphoma
Lymphoma, T-Cell*
T-Lymphocytes*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tracheoesophageal Fistula*