Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul 1;116(7):1533-1536. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001225.
Esophageal epidermoid metaplasia (EEM) is a rare disease.
Patients with EEM diagnosed between 2014 and 2020 were reviewed.
Forty EEM cases were identified. EEM occurred in 9 (23%) patients before, concordant, or after esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). EEM was associated with previous esophageal lichen planus in 5 patients, Barrett's esophagus 7, and esophageal adenocarcinoma 1. EEM was focal in 28 (70%) or diffuse in 12 (30%) and not detected in 45% on recent previous endoscopy.
EEM is a premalignant underrecognized condition associated with multiple conditions. Close follow-up or endoscopic treatment may be warranted because of its ESCC association.
食管表皮样化生(EEM)是一种罕见疾病。
回顾了 2014 年至 2020 年间诊断出的 EEM 患者。
共发现 40 例 EEM 病例。9 例(23%)EEM 患者的 EEM 发生在食管鳞癌(ESCC)之前、同时或之后。5 例 EEM 与先前的食管扁平苔藓有关,7 例与 Barrett 食管有关,1 例与食管腺癌有关。28 例(70%)EEM 为局灶性,12 例(30%)为弥漫性,最近的内镜检查中 45%未发现 EEM。
EEM 是一种潜在的癌前病变,与多种疾病有关。由于与 ESCC 相关,因此需要密切随访或内镜治疗。