title: [Histologic occurrence of Barrett's carcinoma].
abstract: It is generally agreed that the diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus is justified when the columnar epithelium 3 cm or more from the E-C junction is involved. Microscopically, the epithelium has three distinct appearances: (1) gastric fundic type; (2) junctional type: and (3) specialized columnar type. In mucin histochemistry in 6 cases of Barrett's carcinoma, 5 cases of Barrett's esophagus were positive for HID-AB. Four cases of Barrett's carcinoma were also positive. These results suggest that Barrett's carcinoma developed from the specialized columnar type of Barrett's esophagus.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naitoh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mekata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
mesh_terms: D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans