Gastroesophageal squamocolumnar junction

Case contributed by Matt A. Morgan
Diagnosis not applicable

Endoscopy image

Photo

This image shows the normal abrupt demarcation between the light pink stratified squamous epithelium of the esophagus and the dark pink columnar epithelium of the gastric cardia. On fluoroscopy, this manifests as a "Z line".

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