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World J Clin Cases. Mar 16, 2021; 9(8): 1871-1876
Published online Mar 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i8.1871
Gastroesophageal varices in a patient presenting with essential thrombocythemia: A case report
Jian-Bo Wang, Yang Gao, Jun-Wei Liu, Mu-Gen Dai, Shang-Wen Yang, Bin Ye
Jian-Bo Wang, Jun-Wei Liu, Mu-Gen Dai, Shang-Wen Yang, Bin Ye, Department of Gastroenterology, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang Province, China
Yang Gao, Department of Radiology, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Wang JB and Gao Y collected and analyzed the data, wrote the manuscript; Liu JW, Dai MG and Yang SW collected and analyzed the data; Ye B designed the study and analyzed the data; all authors have read and approved the manuscript for submission.
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Corresponding author: Bin Ye, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, No. 289 Kuocang Road, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang Province, China. 1710469@tongji.edu.cn
Received: September 16, 2020
Peer-review started: September 16, 2020
First decision: December 21, 2020
Revised: January 3, 2021
Accepted: January 28, 2021
Article in press: January 28, 2021
Published online: March 16, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Gastroesophageal varices are a rare complication of essential thrombo-cythemia (ET). This report describes a 46-year-old woman who presented with ET-induced esophageal and gastric varies. ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm, which should be given considerable attention when performing differential diagnoses in patients with gastroesophageal varices, in order to allow optimal decisions and management.