Monday, September 26, 2011

Case of the Week 177

The following images are sections of a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded gastric biopsy. No further history is available.
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H&E 40 times original magnification


H&E 100 times original magnification


H&E 400 times original magnification

H&E 400 times original magnification

H&E 40 times original magnification


H&E 100 times original magnification


H&E, 400 times original magnification


Trichrome stain, 40 times original magnification


Trichrome stain, 200 times original magnification


Trichrome stain, 400 times original magnification


How would you sign this case out?
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    So some worm in the stomach -- how about anasakiasis and this would be a deadend.

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  2. ladybugSeptember 28, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Cryptosporidium ???

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