Go Back To Test Kit List			PH 3: Upper Digestive System - 31 vials - $109
Code	Name	Alternative Name	Description
PH301	Adenocarcinoma, mucinous, stomach		cancer arising from glandular tissue in the stomach; the cancer cells produce mucin in significant amounts
PH302	Adenocarcinoma, stomach	gastric cancer, gastric carcinoma, stomach cancer	cancer arising from glandular tissue in the stomach
PH303	Barrett's disease with severe dysplasia, esophagus		a condition in which the cells lining the lower part of the esophagus have changed or been replaced with many abnormal cells that could lead to cancer of the esophagus
PH304	Carcinoma, mucinous, stomach	colloid carcinoma of stomach	cancer that began in the tissues that line the stomach; the cancer cells secrete conspicuous quantities of mucin
PH305	Carcinoma, small intestine		cancer that began in the tissues that line the small intestine
PH306	Celiac disease	sprue, coeliac disease	an inherited disease where the intestinal lining is inflamed in response to a protein known as gluten
PH307	Crohn's disease, small intestine	inflammatory bowel disease, regional enteritis, ileitis; granulomatous ileocolitis	inflammation and ulceration and thickening of wall as a result of a chronic autoimmune disease
PH308	Duodenum		the first part of the small intestine connecting the stomach and the ileum
PH309	Enterititis, subacute		inflammation of the small intestine, with characteristics between acute and chronic
PH310	Esophagus		the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach
PH311	Esophagus - viral changes and fungus (HIV positive)		changes in the tissue of the esophagus brought about by viral and fungal infections in someone who is HIV positive
PH312	Esophagus, middle region	eosophagus	middle region of the tube connecting the pharynx and the stomach
PH313	Gastritis with helicobacter, stomach		inflammation of the stomach with the bacterium helicobacter present
PH314	Gastritis, acute and chronic, stomach		inflammation of the stomach, showing both acute and chronic changes
PH315	Gastritis, early hypertrophic		inflammation of the stomach, showing early signs of increase in cell size
PH316	Herpes, esophagus		the esophagus showing tissue changes as a result of infection with herpes
PH317	Ileum		the last part of the small intestine
PH318	Jejunum		portion of the small intestine that extends from the duodenum to the ileum
PH319	Leiomyosarcoma, small intestine		a tumor of the muscles in the small intestine
PH320	Linitis plastica		malignant infiltration of the gastric wall, usually involving the deep layers of the stomach
PH321	Peptic ulcer, chronic	gastric ulcer of stomach	an ulcer in the wall of the stomach or duodenum resulting from the action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane
PH322	Polyp, inflamed, stomach		an inflamed projecting growth in the stomach, usually benign
PH323	Pyloric sphincter	pyloro-duodenal junction	the junction between the stomach and the small intestine
PH324	Pylorus	Pyloric region	the region of the stomach that connects with the duodenum (first part of small intestine)
PH325	Stomach		part of the digestive system; helps in the digestion of food by mixing it with digestive juices and churning it into a thin liquid
PH326	Stomach, cardiac region		region surrounding the superior opening of the stomach
PH327	Stomach, fundic region		the part of the stomach that is furthest away from its opening with the esophagus
PH328	Ulcer with candida, benign, stomach		non-malignant ulcer showing presence of candida in stomach
PH329	Ulcer with repair, benign, esophagus		non-malignant ulcer showing evidence of repair in esophagus
PH330	Ulcer, tuberculous, small intestine		ulcer in stomach caused by tuberculosis
PH331	Ulcer, typhoid, small intestine		ulcer in small intestine caused by typhoid