Glandular metaplasia explained

Glandular metaplasia is a type of metaplasia where irritated tissue converts to a glandular form.

An example occurs in the esophagus, where tissue becomes more similar to the tissue of the stomach.^[1]

Another example occurs in the urinary bladder.^[2]

See also

• Intestinal metaplasia
• Squamous metaplasia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Metaplasia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080801102635/http://www.qub.ac.uk/cm/pat/undergraduate/Basiccancer/metaplasia.htm . 2008-08-01 .
2. Ward AM . Glandular metaplasia and mucin production in transitional cell carcinomas of bladder . J. Clin. Pathol. . 24 . 5 . 481 . July 1971 . 5571853 . 477052 . 10.1136/jcp.24.5.481-b.