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Enterocytic columnar non-goblet cells of Barrett's esophagus--an immunohistochemical demonstration of association with malignant evolution.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 1 Jun 2003
Chaves P, Cruz C, Cardoso P, Suspiro A, Pereira A Dias, de Almeida J C Mendes, Leitão C N, Soares J
Abstract excerpt
Barrett's epithelium (BE), the esophageal columnar-lining with intestinal differentiation, is a premalignant condition predisposing to adenocarcinoma. Columnar cells are the prevalent element of BE, but the hallmark of intestinal differentiation is the goblet population that defines the specialis...
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