Barrett’s Esophagus and Cardiac Intestinal Metaplasia: Two Conditions within the Same Spectrum

Barrett’s Esophagus and Cardiac Intestinal Metaplasia: Two Conditions within the Same Spectrum

BACKGROUND: Immunostaining for cytokeratin 7 (CK7) and cytokeratin 20 (CK20) has a characteristic pattern in Barrett’s esophagus (BE), but reports regarding its sensitivity and specificity are inconsistent. Intestinal metaplasia of the gastric cardia (CIM) is histologically similar to BE, but with n...

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Main Authors: Nicole White, Manal Gabril, Gershon Ejeckam, Maria Mathews, John Fardy, Fady Kamel, Jules Doré, George M Yousef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/243254
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