Lackner R P, Bierman P J, Galbraith T A
Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-2315, USA.
J Surg Oncol. 1996 Dec;63(4):265-7. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9098(199612)63:4<265::AID-JSO9>3.0.CO;2-A.
Lymphoma is an unusual cause of tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). Most fistulas develop after radiation therapy and are a rare occurrence in patients treated with chemotherapy alone. The presence of a TEF is usually indicative of active lymphoma. This report describes a tracheoesophageal fistula that developed during chemotherapy for diffuse large cell lymphoma.
淋巴瘤是气管食管瘘(TEF)的一种罕见病因。大多数瘘是在放射治疗后形成的,而在仅接受化疗的患者中很少见。气管食管瘘的存在通常提示淋巴瘤处于活动期。本报告描述了一例在弥漫性大细胞淋巴瘤化疗期间发生的气管食管瘘。