A “crackleware” oesophagus
- 1Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Suite G4-123, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
- 2Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam
- 3Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam
- Correspondence to:
Dr M Westerterp
Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Suite G4-123, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; m.westerterpAMC.UVA.NL
- Accepted 21 March 2005
Abstract
This case report describes a 70 year old woman with excessive diffuse keratinisation of the oral cavity and oesophagus harbouring a squamous cell carcinoma. This excessive diffuse keratinisation of normally non-keratinised squamous epithelium could not be identified in normally non-keratinised epithelia in other parts of the body (the vagina), arguing against a genetic basis for this disorder. The term “crackleware” oesophagus was used to describe this entity, which has not been described previously in the English literature.
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The patient gave permission for this case report to be published
