The requirement of goblet cells (intestinal metaplasia; IM) to define BarrettM-bM-^@M-^Ys esophagus (BE) remains controversial as some studies have shown that the risk of progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is similar for non-goblet cell metaplasia (NGM) and IM. IM harbors genomic aberrat...
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens