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. 2019 Mar 8;9(1):e2018077.
doi: 10.4322/acr.2018.077. eCollection 2019 Jan-Mar.

Black esophagus

Jean Michell Correia Monteiro  1 , Lucas Freire Castelo  1 , William George Giusti Fischer  1 , Aloisio Felipe-Silva  2   3
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Black esophagus

Jean Michell Correia Monteiro et al. Autops Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Autopsy; Colonic Neoplasms; Diabetes Mellitus; Esophageal Diseases; Sepsis.

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Conflict of interest: None

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. A – A picture composition of the gross aspect of esophagus and adjacent organs. Note the dark appearance of esophageal mucosa and the sharp limit at the gastroesophageal junction. B – Endoscopic view of the distal esophagus. Note the darkened mucosa in every circumference of the organ. C – Microscopic aspect of the esophagus at autopsy showing superficial necrosis of the mucosa and neutrophilic inflammation (H&E 100x). Image courtesy Anatomic Pathology Service – Hospital Universitário - USP.
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