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==General== | ==General== | ||
Strictures in general: | Strictures in general: | ||
*Malignant - it is the | *Malignant - it is the pathologist's job to help rule-out these. | ||
*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
*Most are distal.<ref name=pmid6512226>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kozarek | first1 = RA. | title = Proximal strictures of the esophagus. | journal = J Clin Gastroenterol | volume = 6 | issue = 6 | pages = 505-11 | month = Dec | year = 1984 | doi = | PMID = 6512226 }}</ref> | |||
Treatment: | Treatment: | ||
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==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Squamous mucosa: | *Squamous mucosa with irritation: | ||
**+/-Keratinization. | **+/-Keratinization. | ||
**Intraepithelial lymphocytes. | **Intraepithelial lymphocytes. | ||
**Basal cell hyperplasia. | **Basal cell hyperplasia. | ||
*Fibrosis (deep) - usually not seen. | |||
DDx: | DDx: | ||