Comparison of endoscopic ultrasonography features and pathological staging of gastric inflammatory fibroid polyps

Figure 3 Endoscopic, ultrasonic endoscopic and pathological characteristics of sclerotic stage gastric inflammatory fibroid polyps. A: General endoscopic features: A submucosal protrusion on the anterior wall of the gastric antrum, the surface mucosa was congested with ulcer formation on the top; B: Endoscopic ultrasonography features: The lesion involved both the second and third layer, with medium-high echo, heterogeneous echo and indistinct margin; C: Pathological features: Collagen fiber proliferation with concomitant hyalinization, thickened blood vessels, and extensive eosinophil infiltration, hematoxylin-eosin: 200 ×; D: Immunohistochemical cluster of differentiation 34 +: 200 ×; E: Immunohistochemical smooth muscle actin + 200 ×.