Linfoma no Hodgkin primario de esófago: Reporte de un caso

RESUMEN

El Linfoma esofágico primario es un tumor muy raro, representa menos del 1% de los tumores esofágicos. Se reporta el caso un paciente con linfoma no Hodgkin localizado en esófago medio e inferior, que consulta por disfagia, siendo diagnosticado y tratado exitosamente con quimioterapia, con sobrevida de 12 meses, hasta la actualidad asintomático y sin evidencia de tumor.

ABSTRACT

SUMMARY Primary esophageal lymphoma is a very rare tumor; represents less than 1 % of all esophageal tumors. We report a case of a patient with no-Hodgkin lymphoma involving the medial and lower esophagus, presenting with dysphagia, he was treated successfully with chemotherapy, with an over all survival of 12 months. He is at the moment, asymptomatic and without evidence of tumor.