Lanthanum (La) carbonate (LC) is one of the most popular phosphate binders used in dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease. Only a small amount of LC is believed to be absorbed from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract because LC strongly binds to dietary phosphate and forms insoluble complexes. La deposition in the gastroduodenal mucosa has been recently identified. Endoscopically, La deposition is demonstrated as whitish lesions of varying sizes and shapes in the gastroduodenal mucosa. Microscopically, La deposition is characterized by histiocytic reaction or small foreign body granulomas containing gray or brown materials mainly in the lamina propria of the GI mucosa. Some histiocytes containing La can migrate into regional lymph nodes via the lymphatic flow. The amount of La deposition in the gastroduodenal mucosa is correlated with the total dose of LC administration, and La deposition is almost consistently observed in LC-treated dialysis patients. Although the detailed mechanism of La deposition in the GI tract is still unclear, several factors, such as gastric pH and metaplastic change of the mucosal epithelium, may be involved in the La deposition in the gastroduodenal mucosa. Here we present an overview of the feature of La deposition in the GI tract.
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