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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2012; 18(44): 6468-6474
Published online Nov 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i44.6468
Published online Nov 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i44.6468
Clinicopathological features of minute pharyngeal lesions diagnosed by narrow-band imaging endoscopy and biopsy
Takashi Kumamoto, Kumamoto Gastrointestinal Clinic, Hiroshima 730-0051, Japan
Kazuhiro Sentani, Wataru Yasui, Department of Molecular Pathology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Author contributions: Kumamoto T designed the study and drafted the manuscript; Sentani K and Yasui W performed the histological assessment; Oka S and Tanaka S interpreted the data.
Correspondence to: Dr. Takashi Kumamoto, Director, Kumamoto Gastrointestinal Clinic, 1-5-2 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0051, Japan. kumamoto-clinic@guitar.ocn.ne.jp
Telephone: +81-82-5440606 Fax: +81-82-5440377
Received: March 5, 2012
Revised: July 6, 2012
Accepted: July 18, 2012
Published online: November 28, 2012
Revised: July 6, 2012
Accepted: July 18, 2012
Published online: November 28, 2012
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