The utility of cytokeratins 7 and 20 (CK7/20) immunohistochemistry in the distinction of short-segment Barrett esophagus from gastric intestinal metaplasia: Is it reliable?

Table 1 Clinical and immunohistochemical findings in patients with short-segment BE and gastric intestinal metaplasia

	Short-segment BE (n = 20)	Gastric intestinal metaplasia (n = 20)
Age (yr)^a	28–77	25–73
Male/Female	4/1	2/3
Barrett CK7/20 pattern^b (%)	10	0
Gastric CK7/20 pattern^c (%)	5	40
Other patterns (%)	85	60

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