Difference between revisions of "Radiation esophagitis"
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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Uncommon ~1% of patients getting radiation.<ref name=pmid26030254>{{Cite journal | last1 = Murro | first1 = D. | last2 = Jakate | first2 = S. | title = Radiation esophagitis. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 139 | issue = 6 | pages = 827-30 | month = Jun | year = 2015 | doi = 10.5858/arpa.2014-0111-RS | PMID = 26030254 }}</ref> | *Uncommon ~1% of patients getting radiation.<ref name=pmid26030254>{{Cite journal | last1 = Murro | first1 = D. | last2 = Jakate | first2 = S. | title = Radiation esophagitis. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 139 | issue = 6 | pages = 827-30 | month = Jun | year = 2015 | doi = 10.5858/arpa.2014-0111-RS | PMID = 26030254 }}</ref> | ||
==Gross/endoscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Erythema - nonspecific.<ref name=pmid26030254/> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 14 April 2016
Radiation esophagitis is a relatively uncommon pathology of the esophagus seen in the context of radiation treatments for thoracic malignancies.
General
- Uncommon ~1% of patients getting radiation.[1]
Gross/endoscopic
Features:
- Erythema - nonspecific.[1]
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Variable inflammation.
- Radiation-related nuclear atypia - endothelial cells and stromal cells.
DDx:
IHC
- CMV -ve.
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<pre> Esophagus, 25 cm, Biopsy: - Acute esophagitis with edema, see comment. - NEGATIVE for dysplasia and NEGATIVE for malignancy. Comment: The history of radiation is noted. Stains are pending to exclude micro-organisms not appreciated on H&E staining; the results will be reported in an addendum.