biopsy result of EG junction mucosa: Gastric body-type mucosa with mild/moderate chronic infalamation and few reactive lymphfoliicless no intestinal metaplasia. .. so which one is true endoscopy or biopsy?
2007-01-23 06:50:04 · 2 answers · asked by ahmad_422003 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Endoscopy will tell you that you may have or suspect Barrett's but biopsy results give the definite diagnosis. In Barrett's esophagus, because of constant acid reflux, the esophageal squamous mucosa is replaced by specialized columnar cells resembling intestine with goblet cells. Gastric epithelia may also be found in the areas suspeced of Barrett's but gastric epithelia alone without intestinal metaplasia and goblet cells does not make the diagnosis of Barret's esophagus. In your case, you probably have some gastric metaplasia with mild to moderate esophagitis. But with continued acid reflux with out treatment, you may get Barrett's eosphagus.
2007-01-23 07:52:24 · answer #1 · answered by KarlYKT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
95 times out of 100 the endoscopist. Sometimes they may have biopsied the wrong area of tissue, especially if it's not large. They are excellent though at diagnosing without histology, so take his/her advice.
2007-01-23 11:48:46 · answer #2 · answered by grizzler69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋