Barrett's metaplasia was histologically confirmed in 29 (7.4%) patients (14.8% of patients with irregular Z-line and Barrett's tongues, 27.7% of patients with Barrett's islands and 71.4% of ...

Jankowski J, Provenzale D, Moayyedi P. Esophageal adenocarcinoma arising from Barrett's metaplasia has regional variations in the west. Gastroenterology 122(2), 588-590 (2002). Haggitt RC.

The green arrow denotes a nodular mucosa that revealed early Barrett's adenocarcinoma on biopsy. The pink-colored areas are Barrett's metaplasia and the whitish areas are normal squamous epithelium.

When IM happens in the stomach, it's called gastric intestinal metaplasia; when it occurs in the esophagus, it's called Barrett's esophagus. Intestinal metaplasia does not cause any symptoms by ...