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. 2021 May 26;8(5):e00591.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000591. eCollection 2021 May.

Invasive Adenocarcinoma of the Proximal Third of the Esophagus Originating From Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa

Eduardo Jaime Ruiz-Ballesteros  1 , Diego Angulo-Molina  1 , Daniel Keil-Ríos  1 , Paola Ramirez-Escutia  1 , Jose Antonio Posada-Torres  2 , Christian Patricio Camacho-Limas  3 , Mario César Peláez-Luna  1 , Danny Soria-Céspedes  4
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Invasive Adenocarcinoma of the Proximal Third of the Esophagus Originating From Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa

Eduardo Jaime Ruiz-Ballesteros et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Endoscopic image of the patch of ectopic gastric mucosa below the cricopharyngeus showing the tumor-like lesion.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Microscope image of the moderately differentiated invasive Grade II adenocarcinoma, magnification of the tubular pattern, with cytologic atypia and solid and glandular growth (hematoxylin and eosin stain, 100× magnification).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Endoscopic ultrasonography showing invasion into the mucosa and submucosa, with a small 10-mm area extending into the muscularis propria.
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