Difference between revisions of "Gastric ulcer"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
Image:Adenocarcinoma of the stomach.jpg | Malignant ulcer of the stomach. (WC) | Image:Adenocarcinoma of the stomach.jpg | Malignant ulcer of the stomach. (WC) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Loss of the (gastric) epithelium. | |||
*Vital reaction. | |||
**Marked (acute) inflammation. | |||
**Fibrin. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image: Stomach ulcer -- low mag.jpg | SU - low mag. (WC) | |||
Image: Stomach ulcer -- intermed mag.jpg | SU - intermed. mag. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Sign out== | ==Sign out== | ||
===Compatible with benign=== | ===Compatible with benign=== | ||
Revision as of 01:39, 12 December 2015
Gastric ulcer, also stomach ulcer, is pathology of the stomach that is evident grossly. It can be benign or malignant.
General
- May be benign or malignant.
Causes:
Gross
- Heaped (raised) edges - suggestive of cancer.
- Punched-out appearance with flat edges - suggestive of benign.
Images
Malignant ulcer of the stomach. (WC)
Microscopic
Features:
- Loss of the (gastric) epithelium.
- Vital reaction.
- Marked (acute) inflammation.
- Fibrin.
Images
SU - low mag. (WC)
SU - intermed. mag. (WC)
Sign out
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.