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Preferred term

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A carcinoma that originates usually from cells on the surface of the middle and lower third of the ESOPHAGUS. Tumor cells exhibit typical squamous morphology and form large polypoid lesions. Mutations in RNF6, LZTS1, TGFBR2, DEC1, and WWOX1 genes are associated with this cancer.

Entry terms

  • Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-H5LMCQXX-D

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