Primary Esophageal Lymphoma: A Diagnostic Challenge in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - Two Case Reports and Review

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 383-387

  Weeratunge, C Namal ^a,b   Bolivar, Hector H ^a   Anstead, Gregory M ^a   Lu, Deedee H ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Esophagus; Lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCONAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; SEROLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, AIDS-RELATED; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL; MALE;

EID: 1842781569     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000100120.49153.3F     Document Type: Article

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