Intestinal metaplasia is present in most if not all patients who have undergone endoscopic mucosal resection for esophageal adenocarcinoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 537-543

  Smith, Jennifer ^a   Garcia, Alfred ^b   Zhang, Ruth ^a   De Meester, Steven ^a   Vallone, John ^a   Chandrasoma, Parakrama ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Barrett esophagus; Columnar lined esophagus; Endoscopic mucosal resection; Intestinal metaplasia

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84962244010     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000601     Document Type: Article

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