A rare case of heterotopic gastric mucosa of the rectum with complete intestinal metaplasia highlighting the utility of molecular microsatellite testing in diagnostic corroboration
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Abstract
Heterotopic gastric mucosa (HGM) is common in the esophagus but exceedingly rare in other sites. Only 73 cases of HGM of the rectum have been described in the literature