Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Thermal Injury.

Category Primary study
JournalThe Annals of thoracic surgery
Year 2021
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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First added on: Sep 28, 2022