Fig. 4From: Laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy and central pancreatectomy for gastric and perigastric lymph node metastases and pancreatic invasion from melanoma: a case reportMacro and microscopic findings of the resected specimen. a Macroscopic findings of a stomach specimen. The white arrow shows submucosal tumors with melanocytic ulcers. b Macroscopic findings of the pancreatic body specimen divided into sagittal sections. The white arrowheads show smooth melanin-like solid lymph nodes with distinct borders invading the pancreas. c, d Microscopic findings of invaded pancreas. There was solid growth of tumor cells with distinct eosinophilic vesicles and nucleoli, many of which contained melanin granulesBack to article page