Sporadic gastric carcinoid tumor successfully treated by two-stage laparoscopic surgery: A case report

Figure 1 Endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography findings of the patient. A: Endoscopy revealed a submucosal tumor (arrow) without central depression on the posterior of the antrum; B: Endoscopic ultrasound revealed a tumor (arrow) arising from the muscle layer; C: Computed tomography scan showed the tumor (arrow) stained in the early phase.

Figure 2 Resected specimen viewed using low magnification. The carcinoid tumors were located in the submucosal layer infiltrating the muscle layer. The muscularis mucosa (arrow) was intact.

Figure 3 Pathological findings of the resected carcinoid (× 40). A: Hematoxylin and eosin; B: Chromogranin A staining; C: P53 staining; D: Ki-67 staining.