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→Non-neoplastic disease: +gastric ulcer
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**Can be ''very'' easy to miss in some biopsies. | **Can be ''very'' easy to miss in some biopsies. | ||
*Inflammation + small bacteria = suspect H. pylori gastritis. | *Inflammation + small bacteria = suspect H. pylori gastritis. | ||
=Non-specific disease= | |||
==Gastric ulcer== | |||
===General=== | |||
*May be benign (e.g. [[peptic ulcer disease]]) or malignant ([[gastric carcinoma]]). | |||
Complications: | |||
*Hemorrhage. | |||
*Obstruction. | |||
*Perforation. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Loss of epithelium - heaped edges (suggestive of cancer) or punched-out edges (usually benign). | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Depends on the etiology. | |||
=Non-neoplastic disease= | =Non-neoplastic disease= | ||