Difference between revisions of "Esophageal ring"
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Revision as of 14:09, 7 August 2013
Esophageal ring is an uncommon pathology that afflict the esophagus.
General
- Dysphagia.
- Clinical diagnosis.
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Inflamed squamous mucosa.
- Occasionally columnar epithelium.
DDx:[1]
Note:
- Histologic findings are nonspecific.
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ESOPHAGUS, BIOPSY: - SQUAMOUS MUCOSA WITH BASAL CELL HYPERPLASIA, INTRAEPITHELIAL EDEMA AND RARE INTRAEPITHELIAL EOSINOPHILS -- COMPATIBLE WITH GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX. - COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM WITH MODERATE CHRONIC INACTIVE INFLAMMATION. - NEGATIVE FOR INTESTINAL METAPLASIA. - NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Iacobuzio-Donahue, Christine A.; Montgomery, Elizabeth A. (2005). Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 11. ISBN 978-0443066573.