Similar changes are seen in another field
from the same biopsy specimen. Note the nature of the
inflammatory cells within the lamina propria and the
alterations in the crypt epithelium with an increased
nuclear:cytoplasmic ratio, nuclear crowding, small
nucleoli, and diminished mucin vacuoles. Apoptotic
bodies are present (arrow), as are occasional mitoses.
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