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Adenocarcinoma
Research from University of Yamanashi, Medical Department provides new data about adenocarcinoma
September 2nd, 2008
"Lobular endocervical glandular hyperplasia (LEGH) is a cervical lesion with pyloric gland metaplasia. Minimal deviation adenocarcinoma (MDA) is an extremely well differentiated form of endocervical adenocarcinoma (AC)," investigators in Yamanashi, Japan report. "To date, it is difficult to differentiate LEGH from MDA because they share similar clinical, radiological, and immunohistochemical features. Furthermore, the cytological features of LEGH and MDA have not been well defined. In the present study, we describe the cytological features of LEGH and MDA. We reviewed 24 cases of LEGH (18 pure and six mixed forms) and four MDA cases of the cervix. A total of 40...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-09-02)
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