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From: Comorbid early esophageal cancer and Gongylonema pulchrum infection: a case report

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a Serpentine path of Gongylonema pulchrum in esophagus mucosa at 35 cm from the incisors in a 59-year-old-man with epigastric discomfort of 5 month’s duration. b The serpentine path of Gongylonema pulchrum viewed on narrow-band imaging. c The wormlike object was stored in formalin. d The wormlike object was displayed in a straight line. e A large area of rough surfaced esophageal mucosa with background coloration positive. f Observed under magnifying gastroscopy, most intraepillary capillary(IPCL) are type B1, and a few of them are type B2, suggesting an early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. g Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, islands and cords of malignant squamous cells, H&E

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