Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the esophagus: report of two cases and review of the Chinese literature

Squamous cell carcinoma is the major pathology type of esophageal cancer in China, where adenocarcinoma is rare and adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is more rare comparing to the western countries. We report the surgical and pathologic findings of two cases of primary ACC of the esophagus, and review...

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Autores principales: Guo, Xu-feng, Mao, Ten, Gu, Zhi-tao, Fang, Wen-tao, Chen, Wen-hu, Shao, Jin-chen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3539876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23236991
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-1596-7-179
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Sumario:Squamous cell carcinoma is the major pathology type of esophageal cancer in China, where adenocarcinoma is rare and adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is more rare comparing to the western countries. We report the surgical and pathologic findings of two cases of primary ACC of the esophagus, and review of the Chinese literature of this tumor. VIRTUAL SLIDES: The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here: http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/1507582238843246

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