Histopathological evidence shows that even in non-symptomatic patients, long-term achalasia can lead to basal cell hyperplasia, squamous dysplasia, and eventually carcinoma in situ.

Basal cell hyperplasia (Thickness of basal cell layer)/(thickness of whole epithelium) × 100 = % Ki-67 immunoreactivity (MIB-1; anti-human monoclonal antibody, Dako Cytomation, Glostrup, Denmark) ...

Within 2 weeks of stopping PPIs, all participants developed abnormalities characteristic of GERD: basal cell and papillary hyperplasia (P < .01), papillary elongation (P < .01), dilated ...

People sometimes mistake sebaceous hyperplasia for basal cell carcinoma, which looks similar. Bumps from basal cell carcinoma are usually red or pink and much larger than those of sebaceous ...

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and sebaceous hyperplasia may both present as umbilicated facial papules. Sebaceous hyperplasia is completely benign and incorrect diagnosis can lead to inappropriate ...

A total of 25 esophageal biopsy specimens displaying hyperorthokeratosis and a prominent granular cell layer (esophageal epidermoid metaplasia) were collected from 18 patients between 2003 and ...

Basal zone hyperplasia was scored as 1, 2, or 3, where 1 = normal basal epithelium (2–4 cell layers thick), 2 = moderate basal epithelial hyperplasia (up to half of the biopsy being basal ...

Esophageal cancer 'cell of origin' identified In mice, basal progenitor cells give rise to Barrett's esophagus, a precursor to cancer Date: October 11, 2017 ...

“Biopsy showed squamous mucosa with marked basal cell hyperplasia, ... in gastrointestinal and joint pain symptoms was observed and an upper endoscopy revealed a normal appearance of his esophagus.

He and his colleagues believed, therefore, that the “cell of origin” for Barrett’s esophagus was still waiting to be discovered. The gastroesophageal junction ...

Histopathological findings showed notable inflammation, basal cell hyperplasia, and ulcerations in the esophagus, with 51.3% of patients exhibiting chronic gastritis and 38.5% testing positive for ...