Intestinal Metaplasia




86 year-old woman with protracted nausea, and abdominal discomfort. Endoscopy revealed antral gastritis with pale foci which proved to be intestinal metaplasia on biopsy.




Left: 81 year-old man with acid-peptic symptoms. At endoscopy, pale mucosa was noted in the immediate prepyloric antrum. Biopsies revealed intestinal metaplasia.

Center: 64 year-old woman with chronic nausea. The gastric mucosa had a variegated appearance, shown here. Biopsies revealed chronic gastritis with intestinal metaplasia.

Right: Similar variegated mucosal appearance in a 95 year-old woman. Biopsies revealed chronic gastritis with intestinal metaplasia.

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