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Adenocarcinoma
Studies from P.W. Shield and colleagues reveal new findings on adenocarcinoma
August 19th, 2008
Researchers in Australia conducted a study "To determine the value of calretinin and cytokeratin (CK) 5/6 in discriminating mesothelioma from adenocarcinoma in serous effusion specimens. A total of 101 recent, histologically or clinically confirmed malignant effusions with immunostained cell block preparations were reviewed." "The cases consisted of 34 mesotheliomas and 67 adenocarcinomas. This included 17 ascitic fluid and 84 pleural fluid samples. The adenocarcinomas included metastatic carcinomas from the breast (12), lung (19), stomach (3), colon (1), pancreas (2), ovary (6) endometrium (1) and 23 histologically confirmed metastases from unknown primary sites. The...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-08-19)
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