Esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer
Term	Esophageal cancer
Short definition	Esophageal cancer (ee-SAH-fuh-JEE-ul KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in tissues lining the esophagus (the muscular tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach arrived). Two types of esophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinoma (cancer that starts in flat cells lining the esophagus) and adenocarcinoma (cancer that starts in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids)
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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Esophageal cancer - (pronounced) (ee-SAH-fuh-JEE-ul KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in tissues lining the esophagus (the muscular tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach arrived). Two types of esophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinoma (cancer that starts in flat cells lining the esophagus) and adenocarcinoma (cancer that starts in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids)

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Esophageal cancer
• Wikipedia's article - Esophageal cancer

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