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Pyloric ulcer biopsy: fragments of antral mucosa with mild acute and chronic inflammation and glandular changes consistent with reactive (chemical) gastropathy, and focal intestinal metaplasia. how concerning is this. no h pylori seen?

Q: pyloric ulcer biopsy: fragments of antral mucosa with mild acute and chronic inflammation and glandular changes consistent with reactive (chemical) gastropathy, and focal intestinal metaplasia. how concerning is this. no h pylori seen?

: That is the type of description you expect from a non-cancerous ulcer.

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That is the type of description you expect from a non-cancerous ulcer.

Answered 9/13/2022

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A member asked:

Pyloric ulcer biopsy: fragments of antral mucosa with mild acute and chronic inflammation and glandular changes consistent with reactive (chemical) gastropathy, and focal intestinal metaplasia. how concerning is this. no h pylori seen?

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