Stricture of the esophagogastric junction with adjacent extraluminal cavity following radiation.
We report a radiation stricture of the esophagogastric junction with an adjacent extraluminal cavity formed secondary to radiation in a patient receiving 4,500 rads for a histiocytic lymphoma of the stomach. We suggest that the presence of a radiosensitive lymphoma may have undermined the normal reparative response to radiation of the esophagogastric junction and predisposed it to stricture and cavity formation at this dose of radiation.
D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009336:Necrosis; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*