Background coloration of squamous epithelium in esophago-pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: what causes the color change?

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to clarify the cause of background coloration in the epithelia between each dilated intra papillary capillary loop in esophago-pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. DESIGN: This is a single center retrospective study including 124 patients with 160 lesions who underwent eso...

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Main Authors: Hitomi Minami, Hajime Isomoto, Toshiyuki Nakayama, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Kayoko Matsushima, Yuko Akazawa, Ken Ohnita, Fuminao Takeshima, Haruhiro Inoue, Kazuhiko Nakao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3904868?pdf=render