Difference between revisions of "Esophagus"

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 *Candidiasis.
 *CMV esophagitis.
+===Tabular summary===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|'''Entity'''
+|'''Key feature'''
+|'''Other features'''
+|'''IHC/Special'''
+|'''Clinical'''
+|'''Image'''
+|-
+|Normal
+| squamous epi. matures to surface
+| no inflammation, no atypia
+| -
+| -
+| [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tinci%C3%B3n_hematoxilina-eosina.jpg]
+|-
+|GERD
+| inflammation (eosinophils, lymphocytes)
+| elongated (epithelial) papillae, basal cell hyperplasia
+|
+| incr. risk of Barrett's
+|
+|-
+|Eosinophilic esophagitis
+| abundant eosinophils
+| elongated (epithelial) papillae, basal cell hyperplasia, lymphocytes
+|
+| unresponsive to PPIs
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eosinophilic_esophagiits_path.jpg microscopic], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eosinophilic_esophagiits_path.jpg endoscopic]
+|-
+|Barrett's type change
+| goblet cells
+| no dysplasia
+| Alcian blue +ve
+| incr. risk of adenocarcinoma
+| [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barretts_alcian_blue.jpg]
+|-
+|Dysplasia, low grade
+| nuclear crowding at surface
+| hyperchromasia, mild arch. complexity
+|
+| incr. risk of carcinoma
+|
+|-
+|Dysplasia, high grade
+| cribriforming
+| marked nuc. crowding, hyperchromasia
+|
+| marked incr. risk of carcinoma
+|
+<!--
+|Entity
+|Key feature
+|Other features
+|IHC
+|Clinical
+|Image
+|-
+-->
+|}
 ==Indications==