Multilayered epithelium in mucosal biopsy specimens from the gastroesophageal junction region is a histologic marker of gastroesophageal reflux disease

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 818-825

  Glickman, Jonathan N ^a,e   Spechler, Stuart J ^b   Souza, Rhonda F ^b   Lunsford, Tisha ^c   Lee, Edward ^d   Odze, Robert D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Caris Diagnostics   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett esophagus; Cardia; Cdx2; Esophagus; Gastroesophageal reflux; Intestinal metaplasia; MUC2; P63

Indexed keywords

MUCIN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2; CDX 2 3 PROTEIN; CDX-2-3 PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MUC2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; EPITHELIUM; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; METAPLASIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH BIOPSY; BIOPSY; BIOSYNTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STOMACH MUCOSA;

AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; EPITHELIUM; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCIN-2; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 67549151029     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181984697     Document Type: Article

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