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'''Gastric ulcer''', also '''stomach ulcer''', is pathology of the [[stomach]] that is evident [[gross pathology|grossly]]. It can be benign | '''Gastric ulcer''', also '''stomach ulcer''', is pathology of the [[stomach]] that is evident [[gross pathology|grossly]]. It can be benign or malignant. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 1 April 2014
Gastric ulcer, also stomach ulcer, is pathology of the stomach that is evident grossly. It can be benign or malignant.
General
- May be benign of malignant.
Causes:
Gross
- Heaped (raised) edges - suggestive of cancer.
- Punched-out appearance with flat edges - suggestive of benign.
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Compatible with benign
A. STOMACH, BIOPSY: - GASTRIC ANTRAL-TYPE MUCOSA WITH EDEMA, FOCALLY PROMINENT SMOOTH MUSCLE, ACTIVATED FIBROBLASTS, A MILD INCREASE OF EOSINOPHILS, AND FIBRIN -- COMPATIBLE WITH NEARBY ULCER. - NEGATIVE FOR HELICOBACTOR-LIKE ORGANISMS. - NEGATIVE FOR INTESTINAL METAPLASIA. - NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.