Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
06/17/2025 | Press release | Archived content
IN THE NEWS – What Is Intestinal Metaplasia? Causes & Risks
June 17, 2025
Patient Power
When cells in the stomach or esophagus lining begin to develop characteristics similar to cells of the small intestine, intestinal metaplasia has begun. This is a precancerous condition that, if not treated, puts patients at a higher risk of esophageal or gastric cancer. Wasif Saif, M.D., MBBS, medical oncologist, co-leader of the Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Oncology Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), and leader of the Phase I Clinical Trials MDT at Karmanos, helped explain the connection of intestinal metaplasia to both cancers and some of the risk factors that lead to this precancerous condition.
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