Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
top of page
Search

These are stomach and colon biopsies from a patient who was status post bone marrow transplant.

What is your diagnosis?




Answer: Graft versus host disease involving stomach and colon. There is striking apoptosis in colonic crypts and gastric glands. There was no viral cytopathic effect and cytomegalovirus immunostaining was negative. 

 
 
 

Recent Posts

See All
Case of the Week

It's a little pitfall for when we get too carried away with immunohistochemistry when we knew the answer on H&E. This is a gastric...

 
 
 
Case of the Week

Case provided by Dr. Elizabeth Montgomery, Clinical Professor, Vice Chair of Faculty Development & Mentoring, Director of Surgical...

 
 
 

Comments


bottom of page