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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Cancer. 2010 Feb;10(2):87–101. doi: 10.1038/nrc2773

Figure 2. The paradox of Barrett’s oesophagus.

Figure 2

Recent research has identified multiple factors that contribute to underdiagnosis of life threatening early oesophageal adenocarcinoma (A-E) and overdiagnosis of benign Barrett’s oesophagus that will follow an indolent course for the lifetime of the individual (F). Abbreviations: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Barrett’s oesophagus (BE), oesophageal adenocarcinoma (EA).