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Endoscopy 2006; 38(6): 659
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925359
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Multiple Esophageal Papillomas: A Unique Image

S. Tanaka1 , M. Goubaru1 , T. Ohta1 , M. Ogata1 , I. Murakami2
  • 1Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center, Iwakuni, Japan
  • 2Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center, Iwakuni, Japan
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27 June 2006 (online)

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Figure 3 Radiographic examination showed multiple, small, elevated lesions throughout the thoracic esophagus.

Figure 4 Endoscopic biopsy revealed papillomatous proliferation of mature acanthotic squamous epithelium arranged along branched fibrovascular stalks. The final pathological diagnosis was squamous papilloma. Testing for human papillomavirus infection was negative.

S. Tanaka, M. D.

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