In this study, 1,000 Japanese male alcoholics were consecutively screened by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with esophageal iodine staining. Associations among cancer-detection rates, drinking and smoking habits, and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) genotypes were evaluated. A total of 53 patients
Multiple primary esophageal and concurrent upper aerodigestive tract cancer and the aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 genotype of Japanese alcoholics
โ Scribed by Akira Yokoyama; Taro Muramatsu; Tai Ohmori; Hiroyasu Makuuchi; Susumu Higuchi; Sachio Matsushita; Keiichi Yoshino; Katsuya Maruyama; Masayuki Nakano; Hiromasa Ishii
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 536 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
Multiple intraesophageal primary cancer and upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer associated uith esophageal cancer are common diseases, especially in heavy drinkers. Thev are often explained by the concept of field cancerization, which suggests a similar etiology. However, little is known about the nature of the hypothesized etiology.
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