Treatment induced morphological changes in non-neoplastic tissue
| Tissue type | Histological features after chemoradiotherapy | N |
|---|---|---|
| Blood vessels | Intimal proliferation | 37 |
| Telangiectasia | 34 | |
| Stroma | Bizarre fibroblasts | 12 |
| Stomach epithelium | Atrophy of specialised glands, increased numbers of apoptotic bodies | 14 |
| Oesophageal epithelium | Squamous metaplasia and atrophy of submucous glands; villiform change of squamous mucosa | 11 |
| 22 |