Ménétrier's disease
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Not to be confused with Ménière's disease.
Ménétrier disease is a rare, acquired, premalignant disease of the stomach characterized by massive gastric folds, excessive mucous production with resultant protein loss, and little or no acid production. The disorder is associated with excessive secretion of transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-α).[1] It is named after a French physician Pierre Eugène Ménétrier, 1859–1935.
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Ménétrier disease | |
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Other names | Hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy |
Biopsy of the stomach in Ménétrier disease showing the substantial pit hyperplasia makes the large rugal folds appear to be covered by myriad polyps resembling hyperplastic polyps. The muscularis propria is the folded structure at the bottom center. | |
Specialty | Gastroenterology |
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