Rapid progression of Barrett's esophagus to metastatic esophageal carcinoma in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-264

  Hsu, Chia Wen ^a   Krevsky, Benjamin ^a,c   Sigman, Lawrence M ^b   Thomas, Rebecca M ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Jeanes Hospital   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Esophageal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE COURSE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; MALE; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY;

EID: 0031763566     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199810000-00019     Document Type: Article

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