Esophageal Metaplasia and Neoplasia
Esophageal cancer accounts for a jaw-dropping amount of cancer-related deaths, and is now classified as the 6th-highest cause of death in this group. In this installment of the study guide series, I will discuss Barrett Esophagus (I learned this entity as Barrett Metaplasia) and esophageal cancer (neoplasia). Barrett Metaplasia Metaplasia: columnar epithelium replaces the physiologic squamous epithelium …