FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE;
BARRET'S ESOPHAGUS



View of the opened esophagus

Close up view

SCALE BAR=1cm

Clinical summary: 39 year old male followed for Barret's esophagus, now with dysplastic changes

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Operative procedure: Esophagogastrectomy.
Location of the lesion: Esophagogastic junction.
Size of the lesion: 3.5 x 2.0 cm.
Characteristics of the lesion: Ulcerated, hemorrhagic mucosa with irregular borders. No tumor was present in the specimen.