Oesophageal cancer. Light micrograph (LM) of the oesophagus showing a squamous cell carcinoma (lower centre pink). The more normal oesophageal epithel

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Oesophageal cancer. Light micrograph (LM) of the oesophagus showing a squamous cell carcinoma (lower centre pink). The more normal oesophageal epithelium (purple) is at the top. Cancers such as this may lead to difficulty in swallowing. Oesophageal cancer is usually not detected until it has spread to other parts of the body. Worldwide this the most common esophageal epithelial malignancy. Magnification: x 15 when printed at 10 centimetres high.

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