Gastric mucosa showing focal erosion and moderate infiltration by lymphocytes and plasma cells. Some neutrophils are seen infiltrating glands thus indicating activity. H. pylori characteristic forms are seen colonizing glands. No evidence of intestinal metaplasia, atypia or malignancy.
The patient presents with epigastric pain and anemia, and a gastroscopy revealed multiple small (< 1 cm) aphthous ulcers with clean bases and raised edges in the gastric antrum.
Two soft tissue fragments collectively measured 0.4 cm, totally embedded.