Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma presenting as submucosal lesion with repeatedly negative endoscopic biopsies

A 74-year-old male presented with dysphagia for 2 months. Computed tomography revealed irregular wall thickening of the esophagus at T3 to T5 level. He underwent gastroscopy which revealed a submucosal bulge with normal mucosa at 25 cm from incisors. Repeated biopsies were taken, all were negative f...

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Main Authors: Narendra S. Choudhary, Rinkesh K. Bansal, Rajesh Puri, Mridula Guleria, Randhir Sud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-5042.195767