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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Chronic dysphagia as a presenting complaint for primary mediastinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Logan Eslinger, Taimoor Ahmed, Samra Haroon Lodhi, Taha Ahmed

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Logan EslingerUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Taimoor AhmedDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Samra Haroon LodhiDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Taha AhmedDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA tahaahmedfairview@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1337-7689
University of Kentucky · US

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Abstract

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common lymphoid malignancy in adults. It manifests a variable presentation, depending on the tissue in which it arises. Rarely, it can present as dysphagia to solid and liquid foods in primary oesophageal lymphoma with or without B symptoms. We present a case of a 66-year-old man who presented with 3 months of progressive dysphagia with only a mild associated weight loss. This was later found to be caused by DLBCL of the mediastinum causing external compression of the patient's distal oesophagus and gastric cardia. He was treated with one cycle of standard-of-care chemotherapy and subsequently discharged with outpatient follow-up. We emphasise the importance of ruling out life-threatening conditions such as lymphoma in patients who present with dysphagia, as well as the high variability in presentation of DLBCL.

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Deglutition DisordersLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseAdultAgedHumansMaleMediastinumCancer interventionCancer - see OncologyGastroenterology

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PMID36634994
PMCPMC9843212
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