Preoperative chemotherapy unmasks underlying Barrett’s mucosa in patients with adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus
2002
Background
Intestinal metaplasia of the distal esophagus frequently cannot be detected in patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma. It has therefore been questioned whether Barrett’s esophagus is the primary precursor lesion of such lesions. We hypothesized that the underlying Barrett’s mucosa may be masked by tumor overgrowth in the majority of these patients.
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