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EX VIVO CASE STUDY OF ENDOCYTOSCOPY IN SUPERFICIAL ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
Author(s) -
Kato Mototsugu,
Yoshida Takeshi,
Shimizu Yuichi,
Asaka Masahiro,
Takubo Kaiyo
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2007.00738.x
Subject(s) - ex vivo , medicine , pathology , esophageal cancer , in vivo , staining , carcinoma , esophageal neoplasm , cancer , esophageal squamous cell carcinoma , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Microscopic observation at the cellular level using endocytoscopy was obtained in surface mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. This paper describes ex vivo images for endoscopically resected specimens of superficial esophageal cancer using endocytoscopy with methylene blue staining. The endocytoscopy images of cancerous and non‐cancerous sites corresponded generally with horizontal histological images. The pattern of the cellular arrangement and the size and shape of cells were similar between endocytoscopy and horizontal histological imaging. Endocytoscopy is an effective tool for diagnosis of esophageal cancer.