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Gangliocytic paraganglioma, (a) grey-white, homogenous cut surface of intraluminal polypoid growth. (b) Low-power view with distortion of duodenal glands by sub mucosal tumor in organoid pattern. (c) High-power view showing spindle cells and ganglion cells with pale nuclei and prominent nucleoli. (d) Tumor having immunoreactivity for synaptophysin.
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On cut section, the tumor was tan, white, and yellow and was well demarcated from the normal surrounding tissue (Figure 1(a)). Necrosis and mitotic figures were not present (Figures 1(b) and 1(c)). Immunohistochemical staining showed that the ganglionic cells were positive for synaptophysin (Figure 1(d)).