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View larger version (59K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. A 90-year-old woman presented with a three-month history of progressive dysphagia, postprandial vomiting, and weight loss. Barium contrast studies of the upper gastrointestinal tract showed an irregular narrowing in the midesophagus (Panel A, arrows). On the day upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed, the patient was unable to swallow her own saliva. Endoscopy showed a friable mass that almost totally obstructed the lumen of the midesophagus (Panel B, arrow). Biopsies disclosed invasive squamous-cell carcinoma. An expandable metallic esophageal endoprosthesis was endoscopically deployed (Panel C). A subsequent lateral chest x-ray film demonstrated a fully expanded endoprosthesis measuring 60 mm . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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