| Literature DB >> 30342260 |
Karthik Ravi1, D Chamil Codipilly2, Dharma Sunjaya3, Hongfei Fang3, Amindra S Arora2, David A Katzka2.
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Esophageal lichen planus (ELP) is a chronic inflammatory process characterized by apoptotic activity of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells on basal keratinocytes as well as regulatory and helper T cells.1-3 Due to chronic inflammation, malignant transformation may be a concern and has been documented in case reports.4,5 We describe the occurrence of esophageal cancer in ELP patients from a large tertiary patient population.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID： 30342260 DOI： 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.10.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol ISSN： 1542-3565 Impact factor: 11.382