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ArticleJournal of translational internal medicine2018

Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Esophagus: A Literature Review.

Dimitrios Schizas, Panagiotis Kapsampelis, Konstantinos S Mylonas

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Article in Journal of translational internal medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dimitrios SchizasSurgery Working Group, Society of Junior Doctors, Athens 15123, Greece.
Panagiotis KapsampelisSurgery Working Group, Society of Junior Doctors, Athens 15123, Greece.
Konstantinos S MylonasSurgery Working Group, Society of Junior Doctors, Athens 15123, Greece.
General Hospital of Attica · GRLaiko General Hospital of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of the esophagus is an uncommon type of esophageal cancer that contains both adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma elements. Data on this biologically unique type of cancer are limited and mainly stem from case reports and small case series. We performed an audit of the available literature and synthesized a review on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, histopathology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of ASCs. Adenosquamous carcinoma of the esophagus is a rare type of esophageal cancer. Histological examination is necessary to confirm the diagnosis of ASC and patients usually receive multimodal treatment. Patient outcomes are not well defined and further research could help us better understand the pathophysiology and unique needs of patients with this rare malignancy.

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adenosquamous carcinomaesophageal canceresophageal carcinomaesophageal malignancyesophageal tumor

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PMID29984200
PMCPMC6032185
OpenAlexW2810362731

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