Body Mass Index, Smoking, and Alcohol and Risks of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A UK Prospective Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: The timing of the risk factors cigarette smoking, alcohol and obesity in the development of Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is unclear.
Cheong, Edward +6 more
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Diphtheria of the Esophagus [PDF]
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1912 n ...
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2017 BackgroundThe previously reported prevalence of gastric heterotopia in the cervical esophagus, also termed inlet patch (IP), varies substantially, ranging from 0.18 to 14%.
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Repression of Esophageal Neoplasia and Inflammatory Signaling by Anti-miR-31 Delivery In Vivo. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Overexpression of microRNA-31 (miR-31) is implicated in the pathogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), a deadly disease associated with dietary zinc deficiency.
Alder, Hansjuerg +14 more
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Treatment utilization and outcomes in elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal carcinoma: A review of the National Cancer Database [PDF]
, 2017 For elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, therapeutic approaches and outcomes in a modern cohort are not well characterized. Patients ≥70 years old with clinical stage II and III esophageal cancer diagnosed between 1998 and 2012 were ...
Bradley, Jeffrey D +10 more
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PLoS ONE, 2017 Background Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the esophagus is a rare and highly aggressive disease but the biological features are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to analyze the clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of ...
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The pathologists’ eyes on foregut: histopathological relations in the experimental and routine diagnostics [PDF]
, 2011 SUMMARY I. The study aimed to investigate the incidence of duodeno-gastroesophageal reflux-induced malignoma formation in a series of duodeno-esophageal anastomosis operations in rats.
Németh István Balázs
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In vivo dose measurement using TLDs and MOSFET dosimeters for cardiac radiosurgery. [PDF]
, 2012 In vivo measurements were made of the dose delivered to animal models in an effort to develop a method for treating cardiac arrhythmia using radiation. This treatment would replace RF energy (currently used to create cardiac scar) with ionizing radiation.
Blanck, Oliver +6 more
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Cytochromes P450 are Expressed in Proliferating Cells in Barrett's Metaplasia
Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research, 1999 The expression of cytochromes P450 (CYP) in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal squamous mucosa was investigated. Esophagectomy specimens from 23 patients were examined for CYP expression of CYP1A2, CYP3A4, CYP2C9/10, and CYP2E1 by immunohistochemical ...
Steven J. Hughes +7 more
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Endoscopic screening for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma [PDF]
, 2013 Esophageal cancer (EC) is the eighth common cancer and the sixth most common cause of death from cancer worldwide. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains the most common type of EC in the developing world and an important health problem in ...
Amiriani, T. +6 more
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