Gastric xanthomas.
Gastric xanthomas (GX) are uncommon intramucosal lesions which can be misinterpreted as early or signet ring adenocarcinoma. The histological features of eight gastric xanthomas are described. Mucin and Masson trichrome strains were valuable in distinguishing GX from adenocarcinoma.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology*