Stomach, Glandular Stomach - Metaplasia, Intestinal

comment:
Intestinal metaplasia consists of areas of gastric mucosa morphologically similar to the intestine ( Figure 1


recommendation:
Whenever present, intestinal metaplasia should be diagnosed and graded based on the number of metaplastic glands present.references:
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Blaser BJ, Parsonnet J. 1994. Parasitism by the "slow bacterium" Helicobacter pylori leads to altered gastric homeostasis and neoplasia. J Clin Invest 94:4-8. Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC296275/
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National Toxicology Program. 1992. NTP TR-399. Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Titanocene Dichloride (CAS No. 1271-19-8) in F344/N Rats (Gavage Studies). NTP, Research Triangle Park, NC. Abstract: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/12249
Shirai T, Takahashi M, Fukushima S, Ito N. 1985. Marked epithelial hyperplasia of the rat glandular stomach induced by long-term administration of iodoacetamide. Acta Pathol Jpn 35:35-43. Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4003096
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