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Barrett Esophagus Cancer Risk Score

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Barrett Esophagus Cancer Risk Score, BEAR Score

  • See Also
  1. Barrett Esophagus
  2. Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
  • Indications
  1. Barrett Esophagus
    1. Predicts the risk of progression to High Grade Dysplasia or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
  • Criteria
  1. Score 9 points: Male Gender
  2. Score 1 point/cm: Barrett Esophagus length
  3. Score 11 points: Low grade esophageal dysplasia at baseline
  4. Score 5 points: Ever smoked Cigarettes
  1. Score 0-10 (Low Risk): 0.13%
  2. Score 11-20 (Low Risk): 0.73%
  3. Score >20 (Low Risk): 2.1%
  • References
  1. Brown (2018) Ann Surg 267(4): 716-20 [PubMed]
  2. Parasa (2018) Gastroenterology 154(5): 1282-89 [PubMed]