Case Report
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the esophagus: report of two cases and review of the Chinese literature
Author affiliations
1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China
2 Department of Pathology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China
Citation and License
Diagnostic Pathology 2012, 7:179 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-7-179
Published: 13 December 2012Abstract
Squamous cell carcinoma is the major pathology type of esophageal cancer in China, where adenocarcinoma is rare and adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is more rare comparing to the western countries. We report the surgical and pathologic findings of two cases of primary ACC of the esophagus, and review of the Chinese literature of this tumor.
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