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Factors associated with the presence of multiple Lugol-voiding lesions in patients with esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus - 1 Jul 2014
Katada C, Muto M, Tanabe S, Higuchi K, Sasaki T, Azuma M, Ishido K, Katada N, Sakuramoto S, Yamashita K, Masaki T, Nakayama M, Okamoto M, Koizumi W
Abstract excerpt
Multicentric squamous dysplasia of the esophagus is characterized by multiple Lugol-voiding lesions (LVLs) on Lugol chromoendoscopy. Multiple LVLs are associated with a very high risk of multiple cancers arising in the esophagus as well as the head and neck. To gain insight into the pathogenesis...
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