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Keratinized squamous cell of esophagus

Known as: Esophageal Squamous Cell 
A flat, scale-like epithelial cell that lines the upper and middle third of the esophageal lumen.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Aurora-A kinase, a serine/threonine protein kinase, is a potential oncogene. Amplification and overexpression of Aurora-A have… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
BackgroundNorth central China has some of the highest rates of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the world with cumulative… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
BACKGROUND We previously reported that positron emission tomography (PET) with 18-F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) might be a useful… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
PURPOSE To identify the maximum-tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) of weekly irinotecan combined with cisplatin and… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
AIM Esophageal carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors in China. But the molecular mechanisms of esophageal… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Little data exist about the prognostic role of a lymphatic vessel invasion (LVI) in patients with esophageal carcinoma. The… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a common fatal cancer, and Shanxi province, a region in north-central China, has some of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Serum levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) are correlated with the disease status and prognosis in cancer patients. IL-6 is also an… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
In Barrett epithelium, the typical esophageal stratified squamous epithelium is replaced by metaplastic columnar epithelial cells…