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Dysphagia secondary to invasive candidiasis of a jejunal free flap
C A Ayshford1, R M Walsh, J C Watkinson
1Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|April 10, 1999
Abstract:
The presence of a mass in a jejunal free flap that causes dysphagia less than two years after a pharyngolaryngectomy for carcinoma usually indicates tumour recurrence. We present a case of invasive candidiasis of a jejunal free flap presenting with dysphagia and a mass. To our knowledge this is previously unreported. Such a cause should always be considered in the differential diagnosis, as early recognition and treatment are likely to result in a favourable outcome.