title: Malakoplakia of the stomach. Report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of malakoplakia of the stomach associated with well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon was studied by light and electron microscopy. The gross appearance consisted of a slightly elevated plaque with umbilication of the covering mucosa. Histologically, the lesion was composed of submucosal proliferation of histiocytes with the typical cytoplasmic inclusions known as Michaelis-Gutmann bodies. Ultrastructurally, these inclusions had a dense central calcified body and concentric alternating rings. Twenty-four cases of gastrointestinal malakoplakia from the literature, including two cases of gastric malakoplakia, were reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000473:pathology*