Cardiac mucosa at the gastroesophageal junction: An Eastern perspective

Figure 3 Columnar epithelium of squamocolumnar junction. A: Oxyntic mucosa composed entirely of parietal and chief cells without mucous cells below the foveolar region; B: Oxyntocardiac mucosa containing a mixture of mucous cells and parietal cells; C: Cardiac mucosa composed entirely of mucous cells without any parietal cells (hematoxylin-eosin staining, × 100 magnification). Insets show high magnification finding (× 400 magnification) of glandular component of the gastroesophageal junction.