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Esophageal diverticula and cancer
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-02-01)
Esophageal diverticula are rare. the association of cancer and diverticula has been described. Some authors adopt a conservative non-surgical approach in selected patients with diverticula whereas others treat the symptoms ...
Esophageal cancer associated with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. Could chronic candidiasis lead to esophageal cancer?
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2009)
Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) is a rare disease associated with immunodeficiency and characterized by persistent and refractory infections of the skin, appendages and mucous membranes caused by members of the ...
Dietary habits, ethanol and tobacco consumption as predictive factors in the development of esophageal carcinoma in patients with head and neck neoplasms
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2008)
Patients with primary head and neck cancers have a higher risk of developing esophageal cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate esophageal cancer prevalence, its risk factors (ethanol and tobacco consumption) and ...
PIK3CA mutations are frequent in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma associated with chagasic megaesophagus and are associated with a worse patient outcome
(2018-12-29)
Background: Chronic diseases such as chagasic megaesophagus (secondary to Chagas' disease) have been suggested as etiological factors for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; however, the molecular mechanisms involved are ...
Epidemiological profile of esophageal cancer mortality in Rio Grande do Sul and its health Regions
(HCPA/FAMED/UFRGS, 2018)
Câncer do esôfago em paciente com megaesôfago chagásico
(Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva (CBCD)Sociedade Brasileira de Motilidade Digestiva (SBMD)Federação Brasileira de Gastroenterologia (FBG)Sociedade Brasileira de Hepatologia (SBH)Sociedade Brasileira de Endoscopia Digestiva (SOBED), 2007-06-01)
RACIONAL: O megaesôfago constitui problema de saúde pública em nosso país, pois acomete indivíduos em sua fase de maior produtividade. Os doentes com essa afecção podem apresentar em sua evolução associação com câncer do ...
MicroRNA expression profiles in the esophagus of children with caustic stenosis: A pathway towards esophageal cancer?
(2020-01-01)
Background: Eighty percent of caustic ingestions occur in children and esophageal neoplasms may develop as a late complication of such injury. The identification of biomarkers is a promising strategy to improve early ...
Thiol metabolic changes induced by oxidative stress and possible role of b-vitamins supplements in esophageal cancer patients
(2015-01-01)
Rationale: Reduction-oxidation reactions determine cell homeostasis and free-radicals productions are invariable components of the aerobic metabolism processes. The cells have an elaborate defense against free-radicals and ...
Epidemiological features of esophageal cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma versus adenocarcinoma
(2014-01-01)
PURPOSE: To analyze the epidemiological features of patients with esophageal cancer according to the histopathological types: squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma. METHODS: A total of 100 patients with esophageal ...