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Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Esophagus: A Literature Review

Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the esophagus is an uncommon type of esophageal cancer that contains both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma elements. Data on this biologically unique type of cancer are limited and mainly stem from case reports and small case series. We performed an audit o...

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Autores principales: Schizas, Dimitrios, Kapsampelis, Panagiotis, Mylonas, Konstantinos S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sciendo 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6032185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29984200
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jtim-2018-0014
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description Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the esophagus is an uncommon type of esophageal cancer that contains both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma elements. Data on this biologically unique type of cancer are limited and mainly stem from case reports and small case series. We performed an audit of the available literature and synthesized a review on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, histopathology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of ASCs. Adenosquamous carcinoma of the esophagus is a rare type of esophageal cancer. Histological examination is necessary to confirm the diagnosis of ASC and patients usually receive multimodal treatment. Patient outcomes are not well defined and further research could help us better understand the pathophysiology and unique needs of patients with this rare malignancy.
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spelling pubmed-60321852018-07-06 Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Esophagus: A Literature Review Schizas, Dimitrios Kapsampelis, Panagiotis Mylonas, Konstantinos S. J Transl Int Med Review Articles Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the esophagus is an uncommon type of esophageal cancer that contains both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma elements. Data on this biologically unique type of cancer are limited and mainly stem from case reports and small case series. We performed an audit of the available literature and synthesized a review on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, histopathology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of ASCs. Adenosquamous carcinoma of the esophagus is a rare type of esophageal cancer. Histological examination is necessary to confirm the diagnosis of ASC and patients usually receive multimodal treatment. Patient outcomes are not well defined and further research could help us better understand the pathophysiology and unique needs of patients with this rare malignancy. Sciendo 2018-06-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6032185/ /pubmed/29984200 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jtim-2018-0014 Text en © 2018 Dimitrios Schizas, Panagiotis Kapsampelis, Konstantinos S. Mylonas, published by Sciendo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.
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