Unveiling the hidden threat: esophageal squamous cell neoplasm in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Endoscopy 2024; 56(02): 157
DOI: 10.1055/a-2219-2993

Letter to the editor

Xiaohan Jiang

¹Department of Digestive Endoscopy, Jiangsu Province Hospital and Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing, China

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Min Wang

¹Department of Digestive Endoscopy, Jiangsu Province Hospital and Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing, China

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Min Fu

¹Department of Digestive Endoscopy, Jiangsu Province Hospital and Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing, China

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Zhining Fan

¹Department of Digestive Endoscopy, Jiangsu Province Hospital and Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing, China

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