The photo is a of a longitudinal section of the ulcer and adjacent gastric wall. Note that the normal anatomic layers are discrete and relatively undisturbed as compared with the homogenation of the wall and caused by some malignant ulcers.
Photograph by Ed Uthman, MD. Public domain. Posted 23 Sep 00
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{{Information| |Description=Benign gastric ulcer This 1-cm benign gastric antral ulcer was discovered serendipitously in a gastrectomy specimen removed for adenocarcinoma of the fundus (not shown in the photo). The gross appearance is classic for a benig