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Primary adenocarcinoma of the esophagus may in principle originate from submucosal esophageal glands, dystopic islands of gastric mucosa, persistent embryonal islands of the columnar epithelium, or in the setting of a Barrett’s esophagus (Ming 1985; Enterline and Thompson 1984).
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Gössner, W. (1988). Pathology of Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and the Gastroesophageal Junction. In: Siewert, J.R., Hölscher, A.H. (eds) Diseases of the Esophagus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86432-2_9
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