| Centrally within the larger foci of squamous metaplasia, necrosis may be seen. |
| However, a small series of 93 patients with an initial diagnosis of intestinal metaplasia were followed prospectively with endoscopy and biopsy. |
| The squamocolumnar junction, an area of rapid cell turnover and squamous metaplasia, is the site of this oncogenic transformation. |
| The remaining 9 cases showed the coexistence of antral-type metaplasia, intestinal metaplasia, and dysplasia in the same specimen. |
| Antral-type and intestinal metaplasia may represent local responses to chronic injury secondary to the presence of gallstones and inflammation. |
| Our case contained cells at various stages of metaplasia, ranging from atypical cancer cells to mature adipocytes. |
