Morphology of Barrett's esophagus and Barrett's-associated dysplasia and adenocarcinoma.
This article has reviewed the morphologic features of BE and its complications of dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in routinely processed endoscopic biopsy and resection specimens. In addition, the problems related to the diagnosis of dysplasia in tissue samples have been analyzed, and the role of esophageal brush cytology in the diagnosis of these lesions has been reviewed.
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Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans