What is esophageal squamous cell hyperplasia?

Esophageal squamous epithelium hyperplasia refers to the normal surface of the esophagus due to inflammation stimulation of squamous epithelium hyperplasia, may be caused by reflux esophagitis, esophageal ulcer, esophageal cancer and other diseases.

1, reflux esophagitis

esophageal sphincter dysfunction will lead to anti-reflux function decline, easy to lead to gastric contents reflux, damage esophageal mucosa, will cause reflux esophagitis, because the mucosal epithelium repeatedly stimulated by inflammation, esophageal squamous epithelium hyperplasia will occur.

2, esophageal ulcer esophageal

mucosa damage, and the human body has a self-repair mechanism, in the process of continuous repair of esophageal mucosa squamous epithelium hyperplasia will occur.

3, esophageal cancer

esophageal squamous epithelium hyperplasia itself is a benign disease, not timely treatment will continue to develop into atypical hyperplasia, and finally will progress to esophageal cancer.