Review
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2014; 20(43): 16159-16166
Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16159
Figure 1
Figure 1 Intestinal-type adenocarcinoma. Intestinal metaplastic epithelium is adjacent to the carcinoma (A), diffuse-type carcinoma composed of signet-ring cells showing foamy cytoplasm and an eccentrically located nucleus (B).
Figure 2
Figure 2 Gastric-type adenocarcinoma showing a papillary growth pattern admixed with a poorly differentiated component. Neoplastic glands are lined by cuboidal to tall columnar cells showing clear mucinous cytoplasm and basally oriented enlarged nuclei.
Figure 3
Figure 3 Gastric adenoma of intestinal type (A), dysplastic epithelium shows mild architectural changes with little branching or irregularity (left, note prominent lymphoid follicle in the adjacent non-neoplastic mucosa (right), alcian bleu- periodic acid Schiff; A few small goblet cells are scattered among columnar cells showing elongated nuclei (B) (Alcian blue- periodic acid Schiff).