Low power light micrograph of a gastric biopsy from a patient with lymphocytic gastritis. The dilated pits are separated by a cellular lamina propria containing a mixture of plasma cells and lymphocytes. The epithelium covering the surface and the superficial pits is disorganized and contains lymphocytes.
From: Lewin KJ, Appelman HD. Tumors of the esophagus and stomach. Atlas of tumor pathology (electronic fascicle), Third series, fascicle 18, 1996, Washington, DC. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.