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.