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*Molecular changes in the crypt base can be identified in the surface cells.<ref name=pmid23695891/> | *Molecular changes in the crypt base can be identified in the surface cells.<ref name=pmid23695891/> | ||
*Strong association with conventional dysplasia/adenocarcinoma. | *Strong association with conventional dysplasia/adenocarcinoma. | ||
**In one series, 87% of individual with BCD had dysplasia ''or'' adenocarcinoma in other tissue samples.<ref name=pmid16625087/> | **In one series, 87% of individual with BCD had [[columnar dysplasia of the esophagus|columnar dysplasia]] ''or'' [[esophageal adenocarcinoma|adenocarcinoma]] in other tissue samples.<ref name=pmid16625087/> | ||
*Reproducibility among pathologists is worse than [[columnar dysplasia of the esophagus|high-grade dysplasia]] but better than low-grade dysplasia.<ref name=pmid21970480/> | *Reproducibility among pathologists is worse than [[columnar dysplasia of the esophagus|high-grade dysplasia]] but better than low-grade dysplasia.<ref name=pmid21970480/> | ||
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