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Esophageal Basaloid Carcinoma
A rare morphologic variant of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Histologically, it is composed of closely packed cells with hyperchromatic nuclei and scant basophilic cytoplasm. It has a similar prognosis to the conventional squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. (NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
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