/carcinoma of esophagus

carcinoma of esophagus

Rare Disease

MONDO:0019086

Also Known As

Esophageal cancercarcinoma of esophaguscarcinoma of the esophaguscarcinoma of the oesophagusesophageal carcinomaesophagus carcinomaoesophagus carcinomacancer of esophaguscancer of oesophaguscancer of the esophaguscancer of the oesophagusesophageal canceresophageal cancer, NOS

Definition

Esophageal carcinoma (EC) is a tumor arising in the epithelial cells lining the esophagus and can be divided into two subtypes: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC).