Heterotopic gastric mucosa in the esophagus, the so-called “inlet patch,” is relatively
common at endoscopy.
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Since the first description by Schmidt
in 1805, various reports have been published. Available data concerning its incidence
are inconsistent, varying from 0.1% up to 10%.
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The usual endoscopic appearance is a salmon-rose-colored mucosal patch with a sharp
border or edge in the esophagus. Although the malignant potential is thought to be
extremely low, there are nevertheless several reports of adenocarcinoma arising in
heterotopic gastric mucosa.
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This is a description of a patient with an esophageal adenocarcinoma in a circular
patch of heterotopic gastric mucosa that was treated by endoscopic mucosal resection
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☆Reprint requests: Christian Ell, MD, PhD, Innere Medizin II, HSK Wiesbaden, Ludwig-Erhard-Straβe 100, D-651 99 Wiesbaden, Germany.
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