Esophageal Polyp in old man, is it common? | ||||
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases | ||||
Article 7, Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2011, Page 66-67 PDF (173.75 K) | ||||
Document Type: Images in Infectious and Endemic Diseases | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/aeji.2011.9109 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mohamed Hassan Emara 1; Salem Yousef2 | ||||
1Tropical Medicine Department ,Faculty of Medicine ,Zagazig University ,Zagazig ,Egypt | ||||
2Internal Medicine Department , Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Esophageal polyps are abnormal growth of tissue within the esophageal lumen. Most are small and benign, while malignant polypoidal masses also do occur. We reported large polypoidal mass in old male that proved to be adenocarcinoma. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Esophageal polyp; old age; Adenocarcinoma | ||||
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