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Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Gastrointest Radiol. 1988 Oct;13(4):358-60. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/89006108
Frager DH; Wolf EL; Competiello LS; Frager JD; Klein RS; Beneventano TC; Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center--Albert; Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10467.

Abstract: Two patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and infectious esophagitis developed squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. The clinical, radiographic, and endoscopic presentations in both cases were atypical. One patient developed a focal flat lesion that imitated segmental esophagitis, and the other patient developed a superficially spreading carcinoma that mimicked diffuse esophagitis. In the setting of AIDS, a changing radiographic or endoscopic mucosal pattern requires biopsy to exclude the possibility of a superimposed squamous cell carcinoma.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*COMPLICATIONS/RADIOGRAPHY Case Report Esophageal Neoplasms/*COMPLICATIONS/RADIOGRAPHY Esophagitis/COMPLICATIONS Female Human Male Middle Age JOURNAL ARTICLE

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