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Mucin‐producing carcinoid (“composite tumor”) of upper third of esophagus A variant of carcinoid tumor
Author(s) -
Chong Frank K.,
Graham James H.,
Madoff Irving M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197911)44:5<1853::aid-cncr2820440544>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - mucin , medicine , adenocarcinoma , tumor cells , carcinoid tumors , pathology , cancer research , cancer
An unusual upper esophageal polypoid tumor was found to be predominantly a carcinoid tumor and in part a mucin‐producing adenocarcinoma. A review of literature showed this to be a unique tumor in this location.