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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Esophageal cancer may be classified into squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma based on histology. | Esophageal cancer may be classified into [[squamous cell carcinoma]] or [[adenocarcinoma]] based on [[histology]]. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Esophageal cancers are typically [[carcinoma]]s, which arise from the [[epithelium]], or surface lining of the esophagus. Most esophageal cancer fall into one of two classes: | Esophageal cancers are typically [[carcinoma]]s, which arise from the [[epithelium]], or surface lining of the esophagus. Most esophageal cancer fall into one of two classes: | ||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]] | *[[Squamous cell carcinoma]] | ||
*[[Adenocarcinomas]] <ref name="pmid14657432">{{cite journal| author=Enzinger PC, Mayer RJ| title=Esophageal cancer. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2003 | volume= 349 | issue= 23 | pages= 2241-52 | pmid=14657432 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra035010 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14657432 }} </ref> | *[[Adenocarcinomas]] <ref name="pmid14657432">{{cite journal| author=Enzinger PC, Mayer RJ| title=Esophageal cancer. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2003 | volume= 349 | issue= 23 | pages= 2241-52 | pmid=14657432 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra035010 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14657432 }} </ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Esophageal cancer may be classified into squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma based on histology.
Classification
Esophageal cancers are typically carcinomas, which arise from the epithelium, or surface lining of the esophagus. Most esophageal cancer fall into one of two classes:
References
- ↑ Enzinger PC, Mayer RJ (2003). "Esophageal cancer". N Engl J Med. 349 (23): 2241–52. doi:10.1056/NEJMra035010. PMID 14657432.