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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:669
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Radiation-induced secondary malignancy of the esophagus

Jondavid Pollock, MD, PhDa

a Schiffler Cancer Center, Wheeling, WV 26003, USA

To the Editor

I read with interest the Case Report recently describing a radiotherapy-induced gastrointestinal stromal sarcoma (GIST) of the esophagus [1]. As a radiation oncologist, there are several comments made by the authors that are of concern to me. There is little question that radiation-induced secondary malignancies are something we acknowledge, yet the overall incidence is quite low, generally quoted as less that 1% over 15 to 30 years. The . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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Radiation-induced secondary malignancy of the esophagus: Reply
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