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Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Thermal Injury
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Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Thermal Injury

Andrew D Grubic, Shahin Ayazi, Ali H Zaidi, Katrin Schwameis and Blair A Jobe
The Annals of thoracic surgery, v 111(3), pp e185-e187
Mar 2021
PMID: 32853572

Abstract

Atrial Fibrillation - surgery Burns - complications Catheter Ablation - adverse effects Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnosis Esophageal Neoplasms - etiology Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - diagnosis Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - etiology Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - surgery Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Postoperative Complications Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Radiofrequency ablation is a common treatment for atrial fibrillation, and esophageal complications are exceedingly rare. This report describes the case of a patient with no other known cancer risk factors who had esophageal squamous cell carcinoma that developed at the site of esophageal thermal injury, which occurred during a radiofrequency catheter ablation procedure.

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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
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