Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Esophageal fibrovascular polyp is rare in esophageal neoplasms and usually very large. Here, we present a case of giant esophageal fibrovascular polyp. The patient had dysphagia and choking sensation at presentation.
Dan Nie, Ye Zong, Jielin Li
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Cancer incidence among male construction workers in Korea: a standardized incidence ratio analysis, 2009-2015 [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2023 OBJECTIVES Construction workers face an elevated risk for several types of cancer. Nevertheless, there is a lack of large-scale epidemiological studies examining the risk of all cancers in construction workers. This study aimed to investigate the risk of
Soonsu Shin +3 more
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The role of epidermal growth factor-like module containing mucin-like hormone receptor 2 in human cancers. [PDF]
, 2014 G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are among the most diverse and ubiquitous proteins in all of biology. The epidermal growth factor-seven span transmembrane (EGF-TM7) subfamily of adhesion GPCRs is a small subset whose members are mainly expressed on ...
Bloch, Orin +8 more
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Does Notch play a tumor suppressor role across diverse squamous cell carcinomas? [PDF]
, 2016 The role of Notch pathway in tumorigenesis is highly variable. It can be tumor suppressive or pro-oncogenic, typically depending on the cellular context.
Biswas, Sangita +5 more
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Progress in the treatment of esophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma
Tumor Biology, 2017 Esophageal neuroendocrine neoplasms are rare. With the improvement and popularization of diagnostic methods, the morbidity statistics have increased annually in recent years.
Zheng Ma, Hongfei Cai, Youbin Cui
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Substance use and esophageal neuroendocrine neoplasm: A case–control study
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Esophageal neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) are extremely rare and little is known about their risk factors. To identify the potential risk factors, we evaluated whether the history of substance use, including alcohol, tobacco and areca nut consumption was
Yao‐Kuang Wang +9 more
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Advanced head and neck cancer: Long-term results of chemo-radiotherapy, complications and induction of second malignancies [PDF]
, 2001 Background: Chemo-radiotherapy is superior to radiotherapy alone in the treatment of advanced, inoperable head and neck cancer. The long-term treatment results, the induction of second malignant tumors, and other long-term toxicities are not well defined.
Aydemir, Ü. +6 more
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Gene and protein expression of glucose transporter 1 and glucose transporter 3 in human laryngeal cancer—the relationship with regulatory hypoxia-inducible factor-1α expression, tumor invasiveness, and patient prognosis [PDF]
, 2014 Increased glucose uptake mediated by glucose transporters and reliance on glycolysis are common features of malignant cells. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α supports the adaptation of hypoxic cells by inducing genes related to glucose metabolism.
Anna Krześlak +51 more
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EZH2 Single Nucleotide Variants (SNVs): Diagnostic and Prognostic Role in 10 Solid Tumor Types [PDF]
, 2017 The enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) gene encodes a histone methyltransferase that is a catalytic subunit of the Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) group of proteins that act to repress gene expression.
Crea, Francesco +4 more
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Endoscopic Screening for Second Primary Tumors of the Esophagus Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 Malignancies of the head and neck (HN) region and esophagus are among the most common cancers worldwide. Due to exposure to common carcinogens and the theory of field cancerization, HN cancer patients have a high risk of developing second primary tumors (
Chen-Shuan Chung +23 more
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