A 56-year-old woman presented with a three-month history of rectal bleeding during defecation. Anoscopy, digital rectal examination, and DNA testing for HPV were done with no positive results. Colonoscopy revealed an abnormal area with a mass in the rectum, 10 cm from the anal verge. Colonoscopic biopsy was performed (image; hematoxylin and eosin stain, 40X). Can you identify the condition from the histology?

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