Stomach ulcer – The cytological diagnosis of diseases of the alimentary canal

Chronic recurrent and callous gastric ulcer in 2,5-11 % cases turn into cancer.

Near callous ulcer warty growths appear gastric mucosa, small polyps, adenoma. In such cases, the microscopic picture resembles that in hypertrophic gastritis. If malignant degeneration of gastric ulcer cytological picture changes.

Microscopically in the washing water can be found tore, malignantly altered cells, lying alone and in groups.