Korean J Neurogastroenterol Motil.
2007 Jun;13(1):68-71.
A Case of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Arising from a Short Segment of Barrett's Esophagus
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea. doc0224@chol.com
- 2Department of Pathology, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea.
Abstract
- Barrett's esophagus is characterized by a change in the esophageal epithelium, of any length of the esophagus, and this can be recognized via endoscopy and confirmed by the presence of intestinal metaplasia and goblet cells on biopsy from the lower esophagus. It is a premalignant lesion of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. Barrett's esophagus is classified as long when it presents as a segment of columnar epithelium longer than 3 cm, and as short when it is shorter than 3 cm. The prevalence of Barrett's esophagus is low and its malignant change is rare. We report here on a case of esophageal adenocarcinoma that developed from a short segment Barrett's esophagus, and this was treated by proximal gastrectomy.
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