A case of esophageal adenocarcinoma arising from the ectopic gastric mucosa in the thoracic esophagus
A 75-year old man was detected with a pediculate tumor in the upper esophagus. A biopsy determined that it was an adenocarcinoma. A subtotal esophagectomy with dissection of three-fields of lymph nodes was selected. The pathological study revealed it to be an esophageal adenocarcinoma arising from e...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2010-03-01
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Series: | Rare Tumors |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4081/rt.2010.e5 |