title: Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula during treatment for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
abstract: Management of pediatric malignancy can result in disruption of the integrity of the gastrointestinal mucosa through a variety of mechanisms. We describe a pediatric oncology patient who developed a tracheoesophageal fistula as a complication of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Queensland Children's Cancer Centre, The Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. m_jessop17@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jessop
authors.forename: Kelvin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Little
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome