title: Expression of elastic fiber in esophageal squamous carcinoma tissue.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We studied the expression of elastic fiber in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissue in North-eastern Indian population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Archival paraffin embedded 40 esophageal carcinoma specimens were retrieved for the study. Only smokers were included in the study. Verhoeff's stain for elastic fiber was performed to demonstrate elastic fiber with positive and negative control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 28 (70%) tissue specimens was found to be positive for elastic fiber.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elastosis in esophageal carcinoma may be due to smoking. Further studies are required to rule out the etiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Assam Down Town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahati, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Akshay Chandra
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Deka
authors.forename: Vidhya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: Ananta Madhab
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Pratap Chandra
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Sarma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D000077277:Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged