Fig. 4

Macroscopic view of the resected specimen. a, b A submucosal tumor (SMT)-like lesion of the cecum (arrows). c Cut surface of the SMT-like lesion. The cut surface of the boxed area in a is shown in c. d Whole mount view of the SMT-like lesion (H&E staining). The lesion connected to the appendiceal lumen (arrowheads). The image of whole mount view was acquired by the use of a digital camera (EOS Kiss X10; Canon, Tokyo, Japan), followed by the processing using the Abode Photoshop software (Abobe, San Jose, CA). Scale bar; 1 cm (d)