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Phenotypic differences between esophageal and gastric intestinal metaplasia.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Jan 2004
Piazuelo M Blanca, Haque Salima, Delgado Alberto, Du Joanna X, Rodriguez Fred, Correa Pelayo
Abstract excerpt
Intestinal metaplasia is a cancer precursor in the esophagus and the stomach. Marked differences exist between the carcinogenic processes in the two locations in terms of natural history and clinical significance. We investigated biopsies from 52 patients with Barrett's esophagus and from 50 patients with gastric intestinal metaplasia in an attempt to throw light on their pathogenic processes. Morphologic...
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