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==Squamous cell carcinoma==
==Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus==
*[[AKA]] ''esophageal squamous cell carcinoma''
{{Main|Squamous carcinoma}}
{{Main|Squamous carcinoma}}
Like squamous cell carcinoma elsewhere.
===General===
*Like squamous cell carcinoma elsewhere.
 
Risk factors:<ref name=Ref_ABPR104>{{Ref ABPR|104 Q1}}</ref>
*Alcohol consumption.
*Tobacco use.
*Food with nitrosamines.
*Burning-hot beverages.
 
Note:
*Reflux is ''not'' a risk factor for esophageal SCC.
 
===Microscopic===
:See ''[[squamous carcinoma]]''.


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