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'''Esophagus''' connects the pharynx to the [[stomach]]. It is afflicted by tumours on occasion. For some reason or another, it seems everyone at SMH gets a esophageal biopsy... yet patients at SB don't have esophagi. | '''Esophagus''' connects the pharynx to the [[stomach]]. It is afflicted by tumours on occasion. For some reason or another, it seems everyone at SMH gets a esophageal biopsy... yet patients at SB don't have esophagi. | ||
=Normal= | =Normal esophagus= | ||
General: | General: | ||
*Stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium. | *Stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium. | ||
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**Mitoses should be rare and should NOT be above the basal layer. | **Mitoses should be rare and should NOT be above the basal layer. | ||
*Inflammatory cells should be very rare. | *Inflammatory cells should be very rare. | ||
==Sign out== | |||
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ESOPHAGUS, DISTAL, BIOPSY: | |||
- COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM WITH MODERATE CHRONIC INFLAMMATION. | |||
- REACTIVE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR INTESTINAL METAPLASIA. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | |||
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=Diagnoses= | =Diagnoses= | ||