Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Histopathological Perspective.

Thorac Surg Clin

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, 27 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada; University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: November 2022

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is increasing in prevalence. Barrett's esophagus (BE) has long been recognized as the putative precursor lesion for EAC, but much is still unknown regarding its cell of origin and what molecular factors influence its neoplastic progression. Accurate pathologic assessment of BE biopsies is important for identifying patients most at risk of progressing to EAC, whereas pathologic assessment of EAC specimens plays a major role in influencing therapeutic decision-making.

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