A solitary polyp of the stomach

A 64-year-old man presented to the gastroenterology department applying for gastroscopy for cancer screening. He was asym-ptomatic. Physical examination and routine laboratory tests showed no abnormalities. Gastroscopy revealed a 0.9 cm polyp located at the junctional region between the antrum and the body (Fig. 1A), which was markedly congested. Magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging showed regularly arranged glandular tubes (Fig. 1B). Histopathological examination of endoscopic mucosal resection specimens revealed irregular hyperplastic glands with focal cystic dilatation (Fig.
Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Image of the Month Source Type: research