heterotopia
- noun
- /ˌhɛtərəˈtoʊpiə/
- Specialized
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heterotopía
- Pathologic examination of the biopsy specimen confirmed the diagnosis of gastric heterotopia.
- gastric heterotopia
- heterotopia of the rectum
- cases of gastric heterotopia
Examples
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We report a case of gastric heterotopia found in the rectum during colonoscopic examination of a 34-year-old female.
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Review of the literature through 2006 contains 40 cases of gastric heterotopia of the rectum.
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Nevertheless, gastric heterotopia of the rectum is a rare finding, with only 40 cases reported in the literature to date.
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A thorough review of the literature reveals that only 40 cases of gastric heterotopia have been reported in the rectum, and most of these were identified as single, sessile polyps.
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It has been suggested that congenital gastric heterotopia results from an error during fetal development in the differentiation of pluripotent endodermal stem cells.
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In contrast, other authors suggest that gastric heterotopia is an acquired condition, similar to Barrett's esophagus, whereby abnormal regeneration of the mucosal cells after trauma or a destructive process results in metaplasia.
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The surgeon identified gastric heterotopia during the procedure, indicating abnormal tissue in the rectum.
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After further tests, the doctor explained that the patient had developed gastric heterotopia in an unusual location within the digestive tract.
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In her research, she found that gastric heterotopia can lead to complications if left untreated.
Synonyms
A mass of normal tissue in the wrong place in the body
An organ or body part in the wrong place from birth
Surface Forms
Morphology
heterotopia = utopia (semi-transparent) = hetero + topia
Formed by the prefix 'hetero-' (other) + the combining element '-topia' (place); the components are recognisable but '-topia' is not a standalone common word, and the medical sense is specialized.
Etymology
Heterotopia comes from Greek parts hetero- ('other') and -topos ('place'), the same hetero- you find in heterogeneous ('different'), so it literally means 'other place'. In medicine it names tissue that is in an 'other place' in the body, which is why doctors use the word.
