There is an increased incidence of malignancies in transplant recipients. Accelerated progression from a premalignant lesion to carcinoma has been reported in transplant recipients with skin cancer and colon cancer. Whereas Barrett's esophagus is a common premalignant condition in the normal populat
Barrett’s Esophagus: Environmental Influences in the Progression of Dysplasia
✍ Scribed by Ralph A. Boulton; Bernhard Usselmann; Imtiyaz Mohammed; Janusz Jankowski
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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