Post written by Yoshiaki Ando, MD, Minoru Kato, MD, and Ryu Ishihara, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan. Several studies have reported a high incidence of stricture after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in the cervical esophagus. However, the detailed clinical features have not been elucidated. We therefore analyzed 100 patients who underwent ESD for …
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A small adenocarcinoma in the cervical esophagus
Post written by Kyosuke Tanaka, MD, PhD, from the Department of Endoscopy, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Japan. This article presents a rare case of cervical esophageal adenocarcinoma. In this case, image-enhanced magnifying endoscopy showed clear diagnosis of adenocarcinoma, and the endoscopic resection was successful. Careful observation of the cervical esophagus could lead to the detection …
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