The cysts are lined by tall columnar epithelium that fills the cyst with viscous mucin. The submucosal layer consists of a highly cellular stroma of spindle cells with elongated nuclei similar to the ...

Up to 80% of women develop fibroids by the age of 50. Fibroids are non-cancerous smooth muscle tumors. They are characterized ...

The first lesion is CB, which is an irreversible lesion that develops by concentric fibrosis in the bronchiole submucosa layer with continual external circular scarring. The fibrotic and ...

EUS can detect lesions as small as 2-3 mm in size and is the best method for determining the five echo layers of the stomach. The five echo layers are histologically correlated with the mucosa ...

When Jeffrey Lipow went in for a routine endoscopy, it revealed a serious problem. A follow-up endoscopic ultrasound confirmed he had a tumor under ...

ESD, a more advanced technique, is employed for complex polyps with a higher risk of submucosal invasion. It involves creating a precise incision and dissecting the polyp layer by layer from the ...