loading...| Preferred Name |
Barrett esophagus |
| Synonyms |
Barrett's esophagus Barret syndrome Barrett oesophagus Barrett's oesophagus Endobrachyesophagus |
| Definitions |
The medical significance of Barrett esophagus is its strong association with esophageal adenocarcinoma, a particularly lethal cancer. An abnormal change (metaplasia) in the cells of the inferior portion of the esophagus. The normal squamous epithelium lining of the esophagus is replaced by metaplastic columnar epithelium. Columnar epithelium refers to a cell type that is typically found in more distal parts of the gastrointestinal system. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100580 |
| comment |
The medical significance of Barrett esophagus is its strong association with esophageal adenocarcinoma, a particularly lethal cancer. |
| creation_date |
2010-12-27T01:33:00Z |
| creator | |
| database_cross_reference |
MSH:D001471 SNOMEDCT_US:302914006 UMLS:C0004763 |
| definition |
An abnormal change (metaplasia) in the cells of the inferior portion of the esophagus. The normal squamous epithelium lining of the esophagus is replaced by metaplastic columnar epithelium. Columnar epithelium refers to a cell type that is typically found in more distal parts of the gastrointestinal system. |
| has_exact_synonym |
Barrett's esophagus Barret syndrome Barrett oesophagus Barrett's oesophagus Endobrachyesophagus |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0100580 |
| label |
Barrett esophagus |
| notation |
HP:0100580 |
| prefLabel |
Barrett esophagus |
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