Gastroesophageal junction
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
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Microscopic examination
The main finding to look for is intestinalized mucosa (Barret's esophagus), which is defined as the presence of columnar epithelium with goblet cells.[2] A true goblet cell should have rounded shape, clear to bluish cytoplasmic mucin, and be randomly scattered.[3] The mucin usually indents the nucleus.[3] Further information: Barret's esophagus
In absence of intestinalized mucosa
Look for signs of (reflux) esophagitis, mainly:[4]
- Inflammatory cells, especially when intra-epithelial. Neutrophils confer a diagnosis of acute inflammation, while plasma cells, eosinophils and excess T cells confer a diagnosis of chronic inflammation.
- Basal cell hyperplasia exceeding 15 - 20% of the epithelial thickness.
- Stromal papillae reaching upper third of the epithelium.
- Ballooned squamous cells
Report
On this resource, the following formatting is used for comprehensiveness:
- Minimal depth
- (Moderate depth)
- ((Comprehensive))
Examples:
(GE junction, biopsy:) Gastroesophageal junctional mucosa with chronic inflammation and reactive changes(, non-specific. Negative for intestinalized (Barrett's) mucosa.) |
(GE junction, biopsy:) Squamous mucosa, negative for significant histopathologic changes. (Negative for gastric mucosa or intestinalized (Barrett's) mucosa.) |
Notes
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References
- ↑ Riegler, M.; Kristo, I.; Nikolic, M.; Rieder, E.; Schoppmann, S. F. (2017). "Update on the management of Barrett’s esophagus in Austria
". European Surgery 49 (6): 282–287. doi: . ISSN 1682-8631.
- Fig 2- available via license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - ↑ . Barrett Esophagus. Stanford University School of Medicine. Retrieved on 2020-09-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dipti M. Karamchandani. Esophagus - Premalignant - Barrett esophagus. Topic Completed: 19 March 2020, Minor changes: 29 June 2020
- ↑ Elliot Weisenberg. Esophagus - Esophagitis - Reflux esophagitis / gastroesophageal reflux disease. Pathology Outlines. Topic Completed: 1 October 2012. Minor changes: 8 July 2020
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