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VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY AND METAPLASIA [PDF]
Of nineteen rats on a complete diet (Group III, Diet + C. L. O.), none showed foci of squamous keratinizing epithelium in abnormal situations. Of twenty-six rats on a diet deficient in vitamins A and D (Group I, Diet—A–D), twenty-three showed metaplastic changes of varying degree in one or more organs; the metaplasia was of columnar ...
Harry Goldblatt, Maria Benischek
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“Melanogenic Metaplasia” of Mucous Glands [PDF]
Summary A case of malignant melanoma of the mouth, involving the mucosa of the lower alveolar ridge, is presented. The incidental findings are of note in that the mucous secreting cells actually appear to have produced melanin by virtue of an alteration in their metabolism—‘melanogenic metaplasia’.
A A Shivas, W. Donald MacLennan
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A rare case of osseous metaplasia of an eyelid in a child
Osseous metaplasia is the formation of bone within a different tissue. It is a rare phenomenon that occurs primarily in breast tissue and abdominopelvic organs. Intraocular osseous metaplasia is also common.
Meenakshi Wadhwani+3 more
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The human stomach functions as both a digestive and innate immune organ. Its main product, acid, rapidly breaks down ingested products and equally serves as a highly effective microbial filter.
José B. Sáenz
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Metaplastic changes are common lesions found at widespread locations, occurring in both reactive and neoplastic tissues. Metaplasia has the following characteristics: (1) it can arise not only as a proliferation and transformation of immature (stem) cells, but also as a direct or indirect transformation of mature cells; (2) through metaplasia, a given ...
Paul B. Putong, M. Lugo
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Usefulness of the Kyoto Classification Score for Prediction of Current Helicobacter pylori Infection [PDF]
Background/Aims: Based on the Kyoto classification of gastritis, mucosal atrophy, endoscopic intestinal metaplasia, fold enlargement, nodularity, and diffuse redness may be associated with gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection.
Heejun Kang+4 more
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Apocrine metaplasia: a new type of müllerian metaplasia. [PDF]
Apocrine differentiation was an incidental finding in an ovarian cyst. This is considered to be a further example of Müllerian metaplasia that has not been described before and which, theoretically, could occur in any organ of Müllerian derivation (ovary, uterus, cervix or fallopian tube).
C Allen, S Johnson
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Nasal polyps with osseous metaplasia: A misunderstood situation
Osseous metaplasia in nasal polyps is rare but benign. To exclude dangerous lesions, sending the entirety of histological samples is mandatory in cases presenting with clustered densities on CT scan. Microdebrider should not be used for this surgery.
Quentin Mat+3 more
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IntroductionGastric myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a prominent population that expands during gastric pre-neoplastic and neoplastic development in humans and mice.
Krystal D. Kao+2 more
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