Figure 3From: Exuberant squamous metaplasia of the gastric mucosa in a patient with gastric adenocarcinomaGross and schematic photos. (A) Grossly, an irregular depressed lesion with whitish plaque was detected. (B) Histological examination revealed a tumor (red) that was centered in the subcardia extending up to the proximal stomach. Diffuse squamous metaplasia (blue) was present in the surface of the tumor and proximal gastric mucosa in contiguity with the esophagus squamous epithelium (yellow).Back to article page