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Esophagitis: A Novel Adverse Event of Crizotinib in a Patient with ALK-Positive Non– Small-Cell Lung Cancer Neeharika Srivastava, MD, Paul A. VanderLaan, MD, PhD, Ciaran P. Kelly, MD, Daniel B. Costa, MD, PhD Journal of Thoracic Oncology Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages e23-e24 (March 2013) DOI: /JTO.0b013e31827e2451 Copyright © 2013 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
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FIGURE 1 PET-CT images disclosing severe circumferential lower esophageal wall thickening associated with mild mural FDG avidity and associated luminal narrowing. A, PET image, (B) CT images, and (C), fused images. The arrow indicates the esophageal abnormality. PET, positron emission tomography, CT, computed tomography; FDG, fluorodeoxy-D-glucose. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2013 8, e23-e24DOI: ( /JTO.0b013e31827e2451) Copyright © 2013 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
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FIGURE 2 Midesophagus mucosal biopsies (hematoxylin and eosin stain). Representative images taken at (A) 200× and (B) 400× magnification demonstrate active esophagitis with surface ulceration and fibrinopurulent exudate (blue arrows), and granulation tissue formation (black arrows). The predominantly neutrophilic infiltrate has admixed eosinophils. Stains for microorganisms were negative (not shown). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2013 8, e23-e24DOI: ( /JTO.0b013e31827e2451) Copyright © 2013 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
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