Article
Molecular basis of esophageal cancer development and progression.
The Surgical clinics of North America - 1 Oct 2012
Denlinger Chadrick E, Thompson Robert K
Abstract excerpt
This article discusses the molecular basis of esophageal cancer development and subsequent progression of disease. Differing epidemiologic factors are associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. These 2 different histologic types have differing putative underlying mechanisms of transdifferentiation from normal esophageal mucosa to malignant histologies via gene dysregulation,...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Alcohol Drinking
- Barrett Esophagus
- Biomarkers
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Molecular Targeted Therapy
