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Case #272 - March, 2010

A 35-year-old male from the United Arab Emirates was hospitalized with complaints of upper and lower abdominal pain. Sections of the greater omentum and appendix were biopsied and sent to a pathology laboratory for sectioning and staining. Figures A-D show what was observed by the attending pathologist in sections of the greater omentum, stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E). What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria? What other testing, if any, would you recommend?
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Figure A

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Figure B

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Figure C

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Figure D

This case and images were kindly provided by Dr. Munaf Desai, Al Qassimi Hospital, Shatjah, UAE.

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