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parietal cell hyperplasia
Wednesday 10 September 2014
The oxyntic mucosa show marked hyperplasia and hypertrophy of the parietal cells. Some of these cells can be vacuolated, and many can display protrusions of apical cytoplasm into dilated oxyntic glands filled with inspissated eosinophilic material.
Etiology
chronic omeprazole therapy (8888719)
long-term antiacids administration
Association achlorhydria, parietal cell hyperplasia, and multiple gastric carcinoids (15958864)
atrophic mucosa of autoimmune gastritis