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The Siewert-Stein classification (often called the Siewert classification in less precise shorthand reference) is a system of anatomical classification used for adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction.
Esophageal cancer is cancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach. [2] Symptoms often include difficulty in swallowing and weight loss. [ 1 ] Other symptoms may include pain when swallowing , a hoarse voice , enlarged lymph nodes ("glands") around the collarbone , a dry cough, and possibly ...
The cut surface of a 3.9 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm tumor is triangular, with a bulging peripheral portion and a somewhat fibrotic center. It was surrounded by the heart, left lower lobe of the lung, aorta, esophagus, and diaphragm, and had been 1.8 cm in diameter 7 years before. Micrograph of a carotid body tumor with the characteristic Zellballen. H&E ...
Gastrointestinal cancer refers to malignant conditions of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) and accessory organs of digestion, including the esophagus, stomach, biliary system, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus. The symptoms relate to the organ affected and can include obstruction (leading to difficulty swallowing ...
Hypopharyngeal cancer is a disease in which malignant cells grow in the hypopharynx (also known as the laryngopharynx) the area where the larynx and esophagus meet. [ 1 ] It first forms in the outer layer ( epithelium ) of the hypopharynx (last part of the pharynx), which is split into three areas.
Head and neck cancer is a general term encompassing multiple cancers that can develop in the head and neck region. These include cancers of the mouth, tongue, gums and lips (oral cancer), voice box (), throat (nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, [1] hypopharyngeal), salivary glands, nose and sinuses.
Frustrated by the constraints of Earth, a team of California scientists took tumor research to space—and may have discovered a ‘kill switch’ for cancer Erin Prater February 4, 2024 at 2:29 PM
having a red color Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), red erythrocyte-esophageal, -esophago-gullet Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos) esophagus: esthesio-sensation Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis), to perceive esthesioneuroblastoma, esthesia: eu-true, good, well, normal εὖ (eû) eukaryote, euglycemia: ex-out of, away from, to remove