Burkitt’s Lymphoma of the Gastrohepatic Omentum: A Malignant Presentation of Pseudoachalasia
Achalasia is an intrinsic disorder of the esophagus that results from loss of ganglion cells in the lower esophageal sphincter. Clinically it is manifested by dysphagia to solids and liquids, weight loss, regurgitation, and chest pain. Pseudoachalasia, in contrast, is a rare entity that causes ident...
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| description | Achalasia is an intrinsic disorder of the esophagus that results from loss of ganglion cells in the lower esophageal sphincter. Clinically it is manifested by dysphagia to solids and liquids, weight loss, regurgitation, and chest pain. Pseudoachalasia, in contrast, is a rare entity that causes identical symptoms, but has a divergent underlying pathogenesis. The symptomology in these cases oftentimes occurs secondary to extrinsic compression of the esophagus, mostly attributable to malignancy. Although many cases of extrinsic esophageal compression have been reported in the literature, rarely has this occurred secondary to Burkitt’s lymphoma in an adult. Here, we present a case of Burkitt’s lymphoma resulting in pseudoachalasia in a 70-year-old female. The concurrence of these two entities in one patient makes this case presentation especially rare. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9bda725642dc440693929ca85165d0c62025-02-03T05:53:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362019-01-01201910.1155/2019/18030361803036Burkitt’s Lymphoma of the Gastrohepatic Omentum: A Malignant Presentation of PseudoachalasiaEric Omar Then0Andrew Ofosu1Prashanth Rawla2Tagore Sunkara3Sriharsha Dadana4Andrea Culliford5Vinaya Gaduputi6Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SBH Health System, 4422 Third Ave, Bronx, New York 10457, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County, 320 Hospital Drive Martinsville, VA 24115, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mercy Medical Center, 111 6th avenue Des Moines, IA 50314, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SBH Health System, 4422 Third Ave, Bronx, New York 10457, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SBH Health System, 4422 Third Ave, Bronx, New York 10457, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SBH Health System, 4422 Third Ave, Bronx, New York 10457, USAAchalasia is an intrinsic disorder of the esophagus that results from loss of ganglion cells in the lower esophageal sphincter. Clinically it is manifested by dysphagia to solids and liquids, weight loss, regurgitation, and chest pain. Pseudoachalasia, in contrast, is a rare entity that causes identical symptoms, but has a divergent underlying pathogenesis. The symptomology in these cases oftentimes occurs secondary to extrinsic compression of the esophagus, mostly attributable to malignancy. Although many cases of extrinsic esophageal compression have been reported in the literature, rarely has this occurred secondary to Burkitt’s lymphoma in an adult. Here, we present a case of Burkitt’s lymphoma resulting in pseudoachalasia in a 70-year-old female. The concurrence of these two entities in one patient makes this case presentation especially rare.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1803036 |
| spellingShingle | Eric Omar Then Andrew Ofosu Prashanth Rawla Tagore Sunkara Sriharsha Dadana Andrea Culliford Vinaya Gaduputi Burkitt’s Lymphoma of the Gastrohepatic Omentum: A Malignant Presentation of Pseudoachalasia Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Burkitt’s Lymphoma of the Gastrohepatic Omentum: A Malignant Presentation of Pseudoachalasia |
| title_full | Burkitt’s Lymphoma of the Gastrohepatic Omentum: A Malignant Presentation of Pseudoachalasia |
| title_fullStr | Burkitt’s Lymphoma of the Gastrohepatic Omentum: A Malignant Presentation of Pseudoachalasia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burkitt’s Lymphoma of the Gastrohepatic Omentum: A Malignant Presentation of Pseudoachalasia |
| title_short | Burkitt’s Lymphoma of the Gastrohepatic Omentum: A Malignant Presentation of Pseudoachalasia |
| title_sort | burkitt s lymphoma of the gastrohepatic omentum a malignant presentation of pseudoachalasia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1803036 |
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