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'''Glycogenic acanthosis of the esophagus''' is a benign uncommon change of the [[esophagus]]. | |||
==General== | |||
*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)]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Esophagus]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]] | |||