Open AccessComparative Analysis of Clinicopathological Characteristics, Survival Features, and Protein Expression Between Basaloid and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
Author(s) -
Yingying Xu,
Huanyu Zhao,
YuSuo Tong,
Wanwei Wang,
Jing Huang,
Weiguo Zhu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s314054
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagus , immunohistochemistry , gastroenterology , esophageal squamous cell carcinoma , esophageal disease , esophageal cancer , epidermoid carcinoma , oncology , pathology , carcinoma , cancer
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the esophagus. This study aimed to assess the discrepancy in clinicopathological characteristics and protein expression between esophageal BSCC and typical esophageal SCC.