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Adenocarcinoma
Findings from Jikei University, Medical Department provide new insights into adenocarcinoma
August 19th, 2008
"The aims of this study were to assess the prognosis and histopathological factors of poorly differentiated colorectal adenocarcinoma, and the clinical relevance of the proposed histopathological sub classifications. Fifty eight patients with poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma were enrolled in this study," investigators in Tokyo, Japan report. "According to the lymphatic canal spread in tumor tissue, they were classified into lymphangitic type (tumor spread beyond the intra mucosal tumor space through the lymphatic canal widely) and non-lymphangitic type (tumor spread within that space). Next, they were sub classified into medullary, intermediate and scirrhous types...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-08-19)
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