Desquamative esophagitis followed by esophageal cancer in a stem cell transplant recipient

A 69-year-old Japanese woman with acute myeloid leukemia underwent allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched unrelated donor. After transplantation, tacrolimus was not discontinued because of persistent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) of the liver. EGD performed 2 years after transplantation revealed no esophageal abnormalities except for reflux esophagitis. She described discomfort while...