Possible tumour cell reimplantation during curative endoscopic therapy of superficial Barrett's carcinoma.

Hanno EhlkenRüdiger SchmitzSabine RiethdorfLutz RiethdorfJenny KrauseKarl-Frederick KarstensJörg SchraderFabrice ViolAnastasios GiannouWilliam SterlacciMichael ViethTill ClauditzChristian KählerOliver MannJakob R IzbickiSamuel HuberKlaus PantelThomas Rösch

Published in: Gut (2021)

Tumour cell reimplanation from contaminated endoscopes and accessories is a possible cause of local recurrence after curative endoscopic therapy for superficial Barrett carcinoma; also, corticosteroid injection could have promoted tumour regrowth in these cases.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
single cell
cell therapy
rectal cancer
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow
risk assessment
chemotherapy induced