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F:
Narrow
region of the esophagus owing to swelling of the mucosa
in
the distal third of the esophagus with prestenotic dilatation
H:
Adult
man, 59-years-old, with dypagia, alcohol abuse
INFO/WWW-LINKS:
The onset of difficultiy in swollowing (progressing from solids to liquids)
rises the suspicion of esophageal
cancer. Two-thirds of all patients with esophageal cancer are male. These
tumors are predominantly squamous cell carcinomas - except at the lower end
of the oesophagus (adenocarcinoma).
D:
esophageal
cancer (adenocarcinoma) of the distal third of the esophagus
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