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Diagnosis of Neoplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus using Vital-dye Enhanced Fluorescence Imaging
Published on: May 11, 2014
Histopathology in barrett esophagus and barrett esophagus-related dysplasia
Andrea Grin1, Catherine J Streutker1
1Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Abstract:
Pathologic specimens, both biopsies and endoscopic mucosal resections, for Barrett esophagus and Barrett-associated dysplasia and malignancy are common for pathologists in North America, and the incidence in South Asian countries seems to be increasing. Dysplasia and malignancy arising in intestinalized gastric-type mucosa raises issues in the interpretation of dysplasia and the evaluation of the depth of invasion of malignancies that are not seen in squamous dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma. We review the North American approach to these lesions.
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