Sponge Sampling with Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization as a Screening Tool for the Early Detection of Esophageal Cancer
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- 作者：Kelly R. Haisley MD ; James P. Dolan MD ; MCR…
- 关键词：Esophageal cancer ; Oesophageal cancer ; Screening ; Esophageal sponge ; Fluorescent in situ hybridization
- 刊名：Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：February 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：21
- 期：2
- 页码：215-221
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- 刊物主题：Surgery; Gastroenterology;
- 出版者：Springer US
- ISSN：1873-4626
- 卷排序：21
文摘
IntroductionSponge cytology is a novel screening tool for esophageal cancer but has been unable to be validated for widespread use. Our aim was to apply fluorescent in situ hybridization to sponge cytology samples in order to evaluate the safety and efficacy of this modality in screening for esophageal cancer.