Clinical and pathological findings of the reported primary oesophageal lymphomas
| Patient No | Author | Age | Sex* | Complaints | Site† | Gross appearance | Pathology | Therapy‡ | Clinical course |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *M, male; F, female. | |||||||||
| † U, upper; M, middle; L, lower. | |||||||||
| ‡R, radiation; C, chemotherapy; O, operation. | |||||||||
| nd, not described. | |||||||||
| 1 | Caruso et al101970 | 52 | F | Dysphagia, fatigue, weight loss | M | Submucosal | Lymphosarcoma | R | nd |
| 2 | Nissan et al11 1974 | 54 | M | Dysphagia, weight loss | L | Complete obstruction | Lymphosarcoma | R and C | 6 years, alive |
| 3 | Carnovale et al121977 | 30–71 | M:4, F:4 | Anorexia, weight loss, abdominal pain, dysphagia, vomiting | U:1, L:7 | Nodular 6, submucosal 1, varicoid 1 | Histiolytic 4, lymphocytic 4 | R and/or C | 1–3 years: alive 6, 7 years: alive 1, unknown 1 |
| 4 | Berman et al13 1979 | 48 | M | Odynophagia, chest pain | L | Polypoid | Histiocytic | R and C | nd |
| 5 | Doki et al14 1984 | 45 | M | Pharyngeal pain | M | Varicoid | Centrocyte-type | O | nd |
| 6 | Matsuura et al15 1985 | 82 | F | Dysphagia | M-L | Submucosal | Diffuse-lymphocytic poorly differentiated | O | 7 months, dead |
| 7 | Nagrani et al16 1989 | 67 | M | Dysphagia | U | Nodular | Diffuse large | R and C | 14 months, dead 1 |
| 86 | F | Cough dysphagia | L | Submucosal | Moderately differentiated large | C | 12 months, dead | ||
| 8 | Mengoli et al17 1990 | 75 | F | Dysphagia | L | Gelatinous mass | Small lymphocytic-plasmacytoid | C | 5 years, dead |
| 9 | Maipang et al18 1992 | 60 | M | Dysphagia, weight loss | M | Submucosal | Follicular-type, small cleaved | C | 2 years, alive |
| 10 | Tsukada et al19 1992 | 77 | F | Dysphagia | M | Submucosal | T cell | R and C | 7 months, alive |
| 11 | Radin20 1993 | 48 | M | Vomiting, abdominal pain, weight loss, night sweats | L | Eccentric extramucosal | High grade small non-cleaved | nd | 6 weeks, dead |
| 12 | Kurihara et al21 1994 | 74 | M | None | nd | Submucosal | Medium sized non-cleaved plasmacytoid | O and C | 4 months, alive |
| 13 | Moses et al22 1995 | 55 | M | Odynophagia | M-L | Ulceration | Diffuse intermediate B cell | C | 8 days, dead |
| 14 | Gupta et al23 1996 | 55 | M | Dysphagia | L | Polypoid | Large cell type | O and C | 2 years, alive |
| 15 | Gelb et al24 1997 | 61 | M | Dysphagia | L | nd | Hodgkin's | O | 5 weeks, dead |
| 16 | Oguzkurt et al25 1997 | 83 | M | Dysphagia | L | Protruding | Small lymphocytic | nd | nd |