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	'''Esophagus''' connects the pharynx to the [[stomach]]. It is afflicted by tumours on occasion. ~~For some reason or another, it seems everyone at SMH gets a esophageal biopsy~~... ~~yet patients at SB don't have esophagi~~.		'''Esophagus''' connects the pharynx to the [[stomach]]. It is afflicted by tumours on occasion. Probably the most common affliction is [[gastroesophageal reflux disease]] (GERD). Most biopsies revolve around the questions: 1. intestinal metaplasia? 2. dysplasia? and 3. cancer?

	=Normal esophagus=		=Normal esophagus=