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ESOPHAGUS, DISTAL, BIOPSY:
ESOPHAGUS, DISTAL, BIOPSY:
- SQUAMOUS MUCOSA WITH BASAL CELL HYPERPLASIA, ABUNDANT EOSINOPHILS AND PAPILLARY  
- SQUAMOUS MUCOSA WITH BASAL CELL HYPERPLASIA, ABUNDANT INTRAEPITHELIAL EOSINOPHILS,
ELONGATION, SEE COMMENT.
  EDEMA, AND PAPILLARY ELONGATION, SEE COMMENT.
- STAINS (PAS-D, GMS) NEGATIVE FOR MICROORGANISMS.
- NEGATIVE FOR INTESTINAL METAPLASIA.
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA.


COMMENT:
COMMENT:
There are approximately 75 eosinophils per 0.2376 mm*mm (1 HPF).  
There are approximately 65 eosinophils per 0.2376 mm*mm (1 HPF).  


Literature valves show a large variation when defining eosinophilic esophagitis  
Literature valves show a large variation when defining eosinophilic esophagitis  
and frequently use "HPF" as a measure of area, which is not standardized.  
and frequently use "HPF" as a measure of area, which is not a standardized measure.  
[Am. J. Gastroenterol. 102 (10): 2300–13.]  
[Am. J. Gastroenterol. 102 (10): 2300–13.]  


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