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. 2019 Sep 13;6(9):e00213.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000213. eCollection 2019 Sep.

Esophageal Leukoplakia

Patricia V Hernandez  1 , Diana Snyder  1 , Allon Kahn  1 , Kenneth K Wang  2 , David A Katzka  2 , Jennifer L Horsley-Silva  1
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Esophageal Leukoplakia

Patricia V Hernandez et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Upper endoscopy showing white plaques at the gastroesophageal junction.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Chromoscopy with methylene blue was used to mark the borders of the lesion.
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