Endoscopic resection is the criterion standard of treatment for patients with early squamous cell neoplasia of the esophagus Yuichi Shimizu, MD, Masakazu Takahashi, MD, Takeshi Yoshida, MD Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Volume 76, Issue 2, Pages 464-465 (August 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.02.007 Copyright © 2012 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Endoscopic image showing an obscure erythematous flat lesion in the lower esophagus in a 70-year-old man. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2012 76, 464-465DOI: (10.1016/j.gie.2012.02.007) Copyright © 2012 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Endoscopic image with Lugol stain showing a demarcated flat lesion unstained by Lugol in the same area as that shown in Figure 1. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2012 76, 464-465DOI: (10.1016/j.gie.2012.02.007) Copyright © 2012 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Photomicrograph of resected specimen showing squamous cell carcinoma invading the muscularis mucosae. The invasive focus is surrounded by high-grade intraepithelial squamous neoplasia (H&E, orig. mag. ×100). Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2012 76, 464-465DOI: (10.1016/j.gie.2012.02.007) Copyright © 2012 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Terms and Conditions