Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Its Rare Association with Barrett's Esophagus in Henan, China.

Incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has increased sharply in Western Europe and United States over the past three decades. Nearly all cases of EAC in the west are thought to be associated with Barrett's esophagus (BE) at the time of diagnosis. Regions in the Henan province of China hav...

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Main Authors: Shuzheng Liu, James Y Dai, Lena Yao, Xiaohong Li, Brian Reid, Steve Self, Jie Ma, Yuxi Chang, Shixian Feng, Jean de Dieu Tapsoba, Xin Sun, Xibin Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4198241?pdf=render