Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the esophagus [case report]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology. 2006; 18 (45): 79-81
in English
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| ID: emr-77092
ABSTRACT
The authors reported a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of esophagus, which is a rare primary carcinoma of the esophagus, characterized by a diffuse mixture of squamous and mucin-secreting glandular carcinoma cells. The patient was a 54-year-old man with a five-month history of dysphagia and endoscopic biopsy diagnosis of scc. The patient underwent a curative esophagectomy with a regional lymph node dissection. Histopathologic and histochemical study of specimen showed mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the esophagus
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Esophageal Neoplasms
/
Immunohistochemistry
/
Deglutition Disorders
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Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Iran. J. Otorhinolaryngol.
Year:
2006
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