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  • Title: Radiation-induced esophageal injury: a spectrum from esophagitis to cancer.
    Author: Vanagunas A, Jacob P, Olinger E.
    Journal: Am J Gastroenterol; 1990 Jul; 85(7):808-12. PubMed ID: 2371980.
    Abstract:
    Radiation esophagitis is a common but frequently unrecognized complication of therapeutic radiation to the neck, chest, or mediastinum. The spectrum of injury ranges from acute self-limited esophagitis to life-threatening esophageal perforation. Complications such as stricture or primary esophageal cancer may occur many years after irradiation, and their linkage to radiation may not be considered. Five cases of radiation-induced injury are described, and the spectrum of radiation-induced esophageal injury is reviewed.
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