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. 2024 Dec;56(S 01):E278-E279.
doi: 10.1055/a-2271-5679. Epub 2024 Mar 20.

Endoscopic submucosal dissection for treatment of esophageal leukoplakia reveals hidden histopathology

Moritz Meiborg  1 , Tobias Blasberg  1 , Marie Weber  1 , Johannes Richl  1 , Dirk Freitag  2 , Edris Wedi  1
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection for treatment of esophageal leukoplakia reveals hidden histopathology

Moritz Meiborg et al. Endoscopy. 2024 Dec.
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Figures

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Fig. 1
Esophageal leukoplakia. White, well-demarked lesions (arrows) with cobblestone appearance in the mid-section of the esophagus.
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Fig. 2
Lugol’s iodine chromoendoscopy. The suspected lesions showed absence of staining.
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Fig. 3
Histopathological examination I. Esophageal epidermoid metaplasia, consistent with esophageal leukoplakia. No dysplastic cells were detected. Gomori methenamine–silver nitrate stain for fungal organisms showed negative results.
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Fig. 4
Histopathological examination II. High grade verrucous squamous cell carcinoma (pT1a, m1, G1), with en bloc R0 resection.
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Fig. 5
At the 4-month endoscopic follow-up, there was no evidence of recurrence or post-endoscopic submucosal dissection esophageal stricture.
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