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Endoscopy results incomplete focal intestinal metaplasia stomach. concerned with incomplete type as i read that type is more likely to become cancer?

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Reactive process: Intestinal metaplasia of any degree is a benign process in responsese to chronic irritation or inflammation such as chronic gastritis. It may predispose to cancer at certain sites if it persist s for a long time like in Barrett's esophagus

Answered 12/21/2015

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Does this mean I had a stomach polyp biopsied? Or just normal stomach? It was from upper endoscopy ..polypoid gastric body-type mucosa with mildreactive gastropathy and focal dilated fundic glands. Negative for intestinal metaplasia and pylori?

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