A case of Hodgkin's disease presenting with recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and tracheoesophageal fistula
Munshi, A.; Pandey, M.B.; Kumar, L.; Karak, A.K.; Mohanti, B.K.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 61(1): 97-99
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 16708743 Document Number: 600773
Malignancy is the most common cause of tracheoesophageal fistulas. The malignancies commonly implicated in the development of tracheoesophageal fistulas are primary bronchial or esophageal carcinomas. Hodgkins disease rarely leads to such a fistula. We report a case of Hodgkin's disease with a tracheoesophageal fistula as well as a left recurrent nerve palsy at presentation. This presentation has no precedent in literature. The patient was treated with systemic chemotherapy and involved field radiotherapy. On follow up 1 year after the completion of treatment, he was clinically and radiologically disease free.