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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2023; 29(30): 4616-4627
Published online Aug 14, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i30.4616
Table 2 Intestinal metaplasia with different mucin secretion
CellsIncomplete intestinal metaplasia
Complete intestinal metaplasia
Small intestinal type
Colonic type
Small intestinal type
Colonic type
Columnar cellsNeutral and scanty sialomucinsSulpho- and scanty sialomucinsNo mucin secretionNo mucin secretion
Goblet cellsSialomucinssialomucinsNeutral and sialomucinsSulpho- and sialomucins