title: [Histopathological diagnosis of Barrett's mucosa and associated neoplasias. Results of a consensus conference of the Working Group for "Gastroenterological Pathology of the German Society for Pathology" on 22 September 2001].
abstract: There are a number of difficulties regarding the diagnosis of Barrett's mucosa and the varying grades of neoplasia that may be associated with it. It was therefore the aim of a consensus conference of the "Working Group for Gastroenterological Pathology within the German Society of Pathology" to achieve standardization regarding the following issues: definition and diagnostic criteria for Barrett's mucosa and its discrimination from intestinal metaplasia of the cardia, diagnostic criteria for intraepithelial neoplasia, number of biopsies necessary to establish the diagnosis, significance of additional immunohistochemical and/or molecular biological methods as well as importance of a second opinion in the diagnosis of intraepithelial neoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Pathologisches Institut, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nuremberg. Gerhard.Faller@patho.imed.uni-erlangen.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faller
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berndt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Borchard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ell
authors.forename: K-H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Fuchs
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authors.lastname: Geddert
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authors.lastname: Gossner
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authors.lastname: Günther
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authors.lastname: Kirchner
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authors.lastname: Koch
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Langner
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authors.lastname: Lüttges
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authors.lastname: May
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authors.lastname: Müller
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authors.lastname: Oberhuber
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authors.lastname: Seitz
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authors.lastname: Stolte
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tannapfel
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authors.lastname: Walch
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authors.lastname: Rüschoff
mesh_terms: D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans