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Risk of Confusion: Detection of a Circular Thickness of the Wall in the Lower Part of the Esophagus

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Specialty Gastroenterology
Date 2016 Dec 13
PMID 27942338
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Abstract

We report a case of a woman with a gastrointestinal bleeding. An esophageal ulcer was detected in the endoscopy, however a histological malignancy could not be found. A computer tomography (CT) scan showed a thickness in the distal esophagus and enlarged lymph nodes, so a malignancy was highly suspected. However, the patient refused to follow the recommended clinical procedure of a surgical intervention. Four years later a carcinoma could be ruled out because of follow-up examinations.

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