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AND OCCASIONAL INTRAEPITHELIAL LYMPHOCYTES, WITHOUT FOVEOLAR METAPLASIA). | AND OCCASIONAL INTRAEPITHELIAL LYMPHOCYTES, WITHOUT FOVEOLAR METAPLASIA). | ||
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA. | - NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA. | ||
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DUODENUM (POLYP), BIOPSY: | |||
- FRAGMENTS OF SMALL BOWEL MUCOSA WITH FOCAL GASTRIC FOVEOLAR METAPLASIA WITH | |||
ABUNDANT PLASMA CELLS AND REACTIVE CHANGES. | |||
- PROMINENT BRUNNER'S GLANDS. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR ACTIVE INFLAMMATION. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | |||
COMMENT: | |||
The classic teaching is that foveolar metaplasia is associated with a Helicobacter | |||
infection, which may be found only in the stomach; however, there is some evidence to | |||
suggest that foveolar metaplasia may represent a congenital lesion. [1] | |||
1. Hum Pathol. 2010 Nov;41(11):1593-600. | |||
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