Intestinal metaplasia with goblet cells

Some countries require Intestinal Metaplasia with goblet cells to diagnose Barrett's Esophagus, whereas other countries don’t require goblet cells. In the United States, goblet cells are essential to make the diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus. Please refer to the Barrett’s Esophagus criteria in your country.

You may review the various image interpretation sets before doing some self training questions.

These criteria have been reported and assessed in clinical studies. Other criteria of interpretation might exist. Thus whenever possible, confirmatory evaluation via conventional histopathology or any other clinical information is recommended.