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DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021680
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Intraepithelial Carcinoma of the Oesophagus: Endoscopic Morphology
Publikationsverlauf
Publikationsdatum:
17. März 2008 (online)

Summary
The endoscopic detection of 18 “early” hypopharyngooesophageal carcinomas, has allowed us to perform a detailed study of the morphological correlation between endoscopy and histology (in 10 cases).
We have thus defined 4 different endoscopic types of intraepithelial carcinomas; their morphology, mapping and evolution are greatly variable. In high risk groups (heavy smoking and alcohol consumption, ENT-cancer) the multicentricity of intraepithelial carcinomas (80 %) entails a thorough endoscopic screening of the upper digestive tract (mouth, pharynx, oesophagus) and of the lower respiratory tract (larynx, trachea and bronchi).
Key words:
Dysplasia - Carcinoma in situ - Early cancer - Oesophagoscopy