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A PITFALL IN THE INTERPRETATION OF INTESTINAL METAPLASIA OF THE STOMACH
Author(s) -
Rubio C.,
Kato Y.,
Kitagawa T.,
Sugano H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series a :pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0164
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1986.tb02980.x
Subject(s) - intestinal metaplasia , mucus , stomach , metaplasia , goblet cell , pathology , gastroenterology , biology , medicine , epithelium , ecology
Four cases having vacuolated gastric (pyloric) cells resembling the goblet cells of intestinal metaplasia are presented. Contrary to goblet cells of intestinal metaplasia, the vacuolated pyloric cells in the four cases herein reported were negative for mucus stains. Although the nature of these mucus‐free vacuolated gastric cells remains obscure, their occurrence should be considered in studies of intestinal metaplasia of the stomach.