Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy: Applications in Clinical and Translational Science—A Comprehensive Review
Figure 5
Colonic polyps. (a) Star-shaped or slit-like crypt openings, normal number of mucinous goblet cells, and a regular crypt size indicate a hyperplastic polyp. (b), (c) Loss of goblet cells, uneven crypt sizes with dark epithelial cells, extravasation of fluorescein into the crypt lumina or the lamina propria indicate adenomas (histology: low-grade colorectal adenomas). Edge length is 475 μm.
