Prior tonsillectomy is associated with an increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Katherine S GarmanTeminioluwa A AjayiHarold J BoutteShih-Ting ChiuRichard J von FurstenbergBenjamin R LloydCecelia ZhangMark W OnaitisShein-Chung ChowShannon J McCallPublished in: PloS one (2020)
A prior history of tonsillectomy was significantly associated with HGD/EAC and may represent an independent risk factor for the development of EAC. However, the underlying biology driving this association remains unclear.
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