title: Primary adenocarcinoma of the upper oesophagus.
abstract: Upper oesophageal adenocarcinoma is a rare malignancy that occurs in the ectopic gastric mucosa, in the upper part of the oesophagus. Only 29 cases so far have been reported. We report the 30th case in a 50-year-old Asian female presenting with difficulty in swallowing.
authors: Department of Radiotherapy, PGIMS Rohtak, India.
authors: Yash P
authors: YP
authors: Verma
authors: Ashok K
authors: AK
authors: Chauhan
authors: Rajiv
authors: R
authors: Sen
keywords: malignancy; middle oesophagus; oesophageal adenocarcinoma; radiotherapy; rare
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