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SUBMITTER: Streppel MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3568520 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep-Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus 20120103 7
Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition with an increased risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Risk factors for EAC overlap with those for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), but ESCC is surprisingly rare in BE. We report two cases of ESCC directly surrounded by BE. Both patients had a previous medical history of cancers, i.e., head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, and were using alcohol and smoking tobacco. Using immunohistochemistry for p63, CK5, CK7, and C ...[more]