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Gastric ulcers. *Signs of benignancy. *Signs of malignancy . ulcer within the lumen of the stomach ulcer eccentrically located within the tumor mound nodular, rolled, irregular, or shouldered edges shallow ulcer with a width greater than its depth Carmen meniscus sign
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Gastric ulcers *Signs of benignancy *Signs of malignancy ulcer within the lumen of the stomach ulcer eccentrically located within the tumor mound nodular, rolled, irregular, or shouldered edges shallow ulcer with a width greater than its depth Carmen meniscus sign (large flatbased ulcer with heaped-up edges that fold inward to trap lens-shaped barium collection that is convex toward the lumen) • smooth ulcer mound with tapering edges • edematous ulcer collar with overhanging mucosal edge • radiating folds extending into the crater • depth of ulcer greater than width • sharply marginatedcontour • Hampton's line • (thin, sharp, lucent line that traverses the orifice of the ulcer)'