Pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma associated with repaired congenital tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia

• DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21148
• Publication Date: 2010-01-06T20:22:17Z
• Authors: Americo E. Esquibies; Eduardo Zambrano; James Ziai; Deniz Kesebir; Robert J. Touloukian; Marie E. Egan; Miguel Reyes‐Múgica; Alia Bazzy‐Asaad
• Keywords: Tracheoesophageal Fistula

We report a 19-year-old man with pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) who had history of vertebral, anal, cardiac, tracheal, esophageal, renal, and radial limb defects (VACTERL) association tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) + esophageal atresia (EA) repair as an infant. Children that undergo TEF EA may have increased risk for developing cancer they reach adulthood.