Esophageal Lichen Planus Is Associated With a Significant Increase in Risk of Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 17(9): 1902-1903.e1, 2019 08.
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| ID: mdl-30342260
Esophageal lichen planus (ELP) is a chronic inflammatory process characterized by apoptotic activity of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells on basal keratinocytes as well as regulatory and helper T cells.1-3 Due to chronic inflammation, malignant transformation may be a concern and has been documented in case reports.4,5 We describe the occurrence of esophageal cancer in ELP patients from a large tertiary patient population.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Esofágicas
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas do Esôfago
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Líquen Plano
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article