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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Uncommon cause of dysphagia: paraneoplastic achalasia
  1. Mukesh Nasa1,
  2. Shashank Bhansali1,
  3. Narendra Singh Choudhary2,
  4. Randhir Sud1
  1. 1Institute Of Digestive & Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon, India
  2. 2Hepatology Department, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mukesh Nasa, mukeshnasa78{at}gmail.com

Summary

Achalasia secondary to underlying neoplasm is a rare entity. Early recognition of secondary achalasia is important as its treatment involves management of underlying malignancy, while treatment of primary achalasia mainly involves lowering the lower oesophageal sphincter pressure with pneumatic dilatation or Heller’s myotomy. We discuss an interesting case of achalasia secondary to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

  • radiology
  • gastroenterology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-223929

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors MN: endoscopy, manometry and manuscript preparation. SB and NSC: manuscript preparation. RS: manuscript editing.

    • Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.