Which of the following is an absolute requirement for the diagnosis of a gastric ulcer as benign on biopsy?
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Correct answer: Absence of cytological atypia in the epithelium
Because some gastric carcinomas can present as ulcers, multiple biopsies from the ulcer margins are required to rule out malignancy by confirming the absence of atypical, neoplastic epithelial cells.
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