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Background & Aims: The aim of this study was to characterize baseline morphologic features of crypts in nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus and correlate them with DNA content abnormalities and risk of progression to high-grade dysplasia (HGD) or esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC).
Methods: The morphologic features of nondysplastic crypts in baseline biopsy specimens from 212 BE patients (2956 biopsy specimens) were graded histologically using a 4-point scale (crypt atypia levels, 0-3). DNA content abnormalities were detected using flow cytometry.
Results: In patients who had dysplasia in their baseline biopsy specimens, dysplasia was associated significantly with increasing grades of crypt atypia in the background nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus (P < .001). In a subset of patients without dysplasia at baseline (N = 149), a higher grade of crypt atypia was associated with longer Barrett's esophagus segment length (5.5 vs 3.3 cm; P = .0095), and a higher percentage of cells with 4N DNA content (3.67 ± 1.27 vs 2.93 ± 1.22; P = .018). Crypt atypia was associated with the development of any neoplasia (low-grade dysplasia and HGD/EAC). Although no significant association was noted between the grade of crypt atypia and increased 4N, aneuploidy, or progression to HGD/EAC, only patients with grade 2 or 3 crypt atypia showed increased 4N, aneuploidy, or progression to HGD/EAC.
Conclusions: Patients with Barrett's esophagus likely develop dysplasia via a progressive increase in the level of crypt atypia before the onset of dysplasia, and these changes may reflect some alteration of DNA content.
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