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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 of multiple LVLs of the esophageal mucosa, we studied risk factors for the development of such lesions in 76 patients...
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