A 55-year-old man has a 5-cm submucosal jejunal mass and is…

A 55-year-old man has a 5-cm submucosal jejunal mass and is resected.  The specimen shows nests and trabeculae of round cells with pink granular cytoplasm and salt-and-pepper chromatin.  His serum 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) level is markedly increased.   Which of the following embryologic derivatives is most likely related to the cells in the mass?

A 67-year-old man has had a 4-kg weight loss and nausea for…

A 67-year-old man has had a 4-kg weight loss and nausea for the past 6 months.  The upper endoscopy shows that the entire gastric mucosa is eroded and has an erythematous cobblestone appearance.  The gastrectomy specimen shows small and shrunken stomach with a rigid thickened wall.  Which of the following is most likely the diagnosis?

A 41-year-old woman has had diarrhea with weight loss for th…

A 41-year-old woman has had diarrhea with weight loss for the past 6 months.  A biopsy specimen is taken from small intestine.  The patient begins a restricted diet with no wheat or rye grain products and has dramatic improvement.  Which of the following microscopic features is most likely to be seen in the biopsy specimen?