Barrett's esophagus pathophysiology

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amresh Kumar MD [2]

Overview

Barrett's esophagus is marked by the presence of columnar epithelium in the lower esophagus, replacing the normal squamous cell epithelium; an example of metaplasia. The columnar epithelium is better able to withstand the erosive action of the gastric secretions; however, this metaplasia confers an increased cancer risk of the adenocarcinoma type.

Pathophysiology

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Pathogenesis

  • The exact pathogenesis of [disease name] is not fully understood.

OR

  • It is understood that [disease name] is the result of / is mediated by / is produced by / is caused by either [hypothesis 1], [hypothesis 2], or [hypothesis 3].
  • [Pathogen name] is usually transmitted via the [transmission route] route to the human host.
  • Following transmission/ingestion, the [pathogen] uses the [entry site] to invade the [cell name] cell.
  • [Disease or malignancy name] arises from [cell name]s, which are [cell type] cells that are normally involved in [function of cells].
  • The progression to [disease name] usually involves the [molecular pathway].
  • The pathophysiology of [disease/malignancy] depends on the histological subtype.

Genetics

  • The development of Barrett's esophagus is the result of multiple genetic mutations including mutations on chromosome 11p in European ancestry, genetic mutation of MGST1, mutations of genes GDF7 and TBX5, polymorphisms in genes in the androgen pathway and genetic mutations in p53 tumor suppressor.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Associated Conditions

  • Barrett's esophagus is associated with following associated conditions;

Gross Pathology

By Nephron Source: Libre Pathology

Microscopic Pathology

  • On microscopic histopathological analysis, gastric junctional type epithelium, gastric fundus type epithelium and specialized intestinal columnar metaplasia are characteristic findings of Barrett's esophagus.[20][21]


Histology of Barrett's esophagus ([By Nephron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons])

References

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