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'''Radiation esophagitis''' is a relatively uncommon pathology of the [[esophagus]] seen in the context of radiation treatments for thoracic malignancies. | '''Radiation esophagitis''' is a relatively uncommon pathology of the [[esophagus]], typically seen in the context of radiation treatments for thoracic [[cancer|malignancies]]. | ||
==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 (thoracic) 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== | ==Gross/endoscopic== | ||