Case 36. Seed seeded onto the peritoneum (83 y-o F)

       
  Peritoneal biopsy from an aged female who had a history of perforated colonic diverticulosis 1 year earlier  
       

 

  An oval-shaped 1 mm-sized seed containing germ layers is embedded in the fibrinofibrous matrix (HE, low power). Budding features are traced on the right, indicating that the seed was eaten without previous heating (cooking).