Gastrin Staining in Inflamed Stomach Biopsies Labeled as "Antral" Rarely Detects Atrophic Gastritis.

CONCLUSIONS: Pathologists should be aware of the histologic features of early AMAG and meticulously analyze tissue regardless of specimen labeling. Gastrin immunostain is a supplemental diagnostic tool when encountering inflamed antral-appearing specimens.
PMID: 32632455 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Clinical Pathology - July 6, 2020 Category: Pathology Authors: Dunn ALJ, Drage MG, Whitney-Miller CL, McMahon LA, Gonzalez RS Tags: Am J Clin Pathol Source Type: research