Difference between revisions of "Esophagus"

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*Desmoplasia present = invasive adenocarcinoma.<ref name=Ref_GLP54>{{Ref GLP|54}}</ref>
*Desmoplasia present = invasive adenocarcinoma.<ref name=Ref_GLP54>{{Ref GLP|54}}</ref>
*Some literature suggests community pathologists should ''not'' make this call, i.e. it should be diagnosed by an expert.<ref name=pmid10385717>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Alikhan | first1 = M. | last2 = Rex | first2 = D. | last3 = Khan | first3 = A. | last4 = Rahmani | first4 = E. | last5 = Cummings | first5 = O. | last6 = Ulbright | first6 = TM. | title = Variable pathologic interpretation of columnar lined esophagus by general pathologists in community practice. | journal = Gastrointest Endosc | volume = 50 | issue = 1 | pages = 23-6 | month = Jul | year = 1999 | doi =  | PMID = 10385717 }}</ref>
*Some literature suggests community pathologists should ''not'' make this call, i.e. it should be diagnosed by an expert.<ref name=pmid10385717>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Alikhan | first1 = M. | last2 = Rex | first2 = D. | last3 = Khan | first3 = A. | last4 = Rahmani | first4 = E. | last5 = Cummings | first5 = O. | last6 = Ulbright | first6 = TM. | title = Variable pathologic interpretation of columnar lined esophagus by general pathologists in community practice. | journal = Gastrointest Endosc | volume = 50 | issue = 1 | pages = 23-6 | month = Jul | year = 1999 | doi =  | PMID = 10385717 }}</ref>
DDx:
*[[Intestinal metaplasia of the esophagus]].
*[[Esophageal adenocarcinoma]].


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