Submucosal glands in the columnar-lined oesophagus: Evidence of an association with metaplasia and neosquamous epithelium

Histopathology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-58

  Lörinc, Ester ^a   Öberg, Stefan ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Barrett's oesophagus; Columnar lined oesophagus; Stem cell; Submucosal gland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLUMNAR LINED ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS DYSPLASIA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUCUS GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMUCOSAL GLAND;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METAPLASIA; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84862867723     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2012.04180.x     Document Type: Article

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