The agreement is a third generation one, not limited to liberalizing trade, but includes issues such as investment, services, government purchases, regulations to fight unfair competition, and intellectual property rights.
Verruciform xanthoma of the esophagus: an uncommon entity in an unusual site Fig.1 Esophagogastroscopy showing a small, elevated, granular/verrucoid pink-yellowish le-sion, 3mm in diameter, in the mucosa of the upper third of the esophagus. Fig.2 a Low power histological section showing papillomatosis, acanthosis, and hyperparakeratosis of the squamous epithelium, as usually seen in squamous papilloma (hematoxylin and eosin, original
Esophageal cancer is a devastating disease. Although some patients can be cured, the treatment for esophageal cancer is protracted, diminishes quality of life, and is lethal in a significant number of cases. The principal histologic types of esophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. As squamous cells line the entire esophagus, squamous cell carcinoma can occur in any part of the esophagus; it often arises, however, in the upper half of the esophagus.