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Overview of Gastric Pathology: Non-Neoplastic Diseases

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Menetrier’s Disease<br />

• Hyperplasia <strong>of</strong> the surface foveolar zone<br />

• Overproduction <strong>of</strong> mucus results in protein-losing enteropathy<br />

• Chronic disease in adults with a possible increase in the risk <strong>of</strong><br />

gastric cancer<br />

• Self-limited disease in children typically following to a viral<br />

infection

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