(A) Endoscopic view of an inflammatory fibroid polyp in the antrum showing a firm, well-circumscribed submucosal lesion. (B) Histologically, a flattened, often eroded, gastric epithelium lines a compact aggregate of fibrous tissue mixed with inflammatory cells. (C) Vessels usually are surrounded by a characteristic circumferential deposition of fibroblasts (onion skin), and the stroma contains myriad eosinophils.
Reproduced from: Shaib YH, Rugge M, Graham DY, Genta RM. Management of gastric polyps: An endoscopy-based approach. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 11:1374. Illustration used with the permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.