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 ==Glycogenic acanthosis of the esophagus==
-===General===
+{{Main|Glycogenic acanthosis of the esophagus}}
-*Uncommon.
-*Benign.
-*Possible association with ingestion of hot liquids.<ref name=pmid20524767/>
-===Gross/endoscopic===
-*Distinctive endoscopic appearance - grey/white raised lesion.<ref name=pmid20524767>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Lopes | first1 = S. | last2 = Figueiredo | first2 = P. | last3 = Amaro | first3 = P. | last4 = Freire | first4 = P. | last5 = Alves | first5 = S. | last6 = Cipriano | first6 = MA. | last7 = Gouveia | first7 = H. | last8 = Sofia | first8 = C. | last9 = Correia-Leitão | first9 = M. | title = Glycogenic acanthosis of the esophagus: an unusually endoscopic appearance. | journal = Rev Esp Enferm Dig | volume = 102 | issue = 5 | pages = 341-2 | month = May | year = 2010 | doi =  | PMID = 20524767 | URL = http://www.grupoaran.com/mrmUpdate/lecturaPDFfromXML.asp?IdArt=4618820&TO=RVN&Eng=1 }}</ref>
-Image:
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Glycogenic_acanthosis.jpg Glycogenic acanthosis (WP)].
-===Microscopic===
-Features:<ref name=pmid20524767/>
-*Squamous epithelium with:
-**Superficial clearing of the cytoplasm.
-**Thickening.
-Images:
-*[http://scielo.isciii.es/pdf/diges/v102n5/carta3.pdf Glycogenic acanthosis (isciii.es)].
 ==Achalasia==