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This chapter deals with a handful of structural or congenital abnormalities that are important to recognize so that they are not confused with true diseases. Especially when sampled with biopsy forceps, these entities can provide an unexpected—and potentially confusing—admixture of tissue types that could raise the possibility of a neoplasm. Once recognized, they provide a convenient (and clinically reassuring) explanation for the endoscopic finding of a “submucosal mass.”
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Owens, S.R., Appelman, H.D. (2014). Structural Abnormalities/Heterotopias. In: Atlas of Esophagus and Stomach Pathology. Atlas of Anatomic Pathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8084-6_17
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