Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Thermal Injury.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.050.
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Burns
- Catheter Ablation
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Postoperative Complications