Adenocarcinoma Of Esophagus [Supplementary Concept]
A malignant GLANDULAR NEOPLASM that originates mostly from BARRETT ESOPHAGUS. Esophageal adenocarcinomas are similar to esophageal SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS morphologically; tumor cells are usually papillary or tubular. Germline mutations in MSR1, CTHRC1, and ASCC1 have been identified. OMIM: 614266
Date introduced: November 5, 2012
MeSH Unique ID: C562730
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