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Adenocarcinoma
New findings from J.E. Carter and co-authors describe advances in adenocarcinoma
January 13th, 2009
" The diagnosis of linitis plastica-type adenocarcinomas of the stomach has traditionally been made by brush cytology, and mucosal biopsy. These techniques may yield false negative results due to the often submucosal location of these lesions," scientists in the United States report. " A 46-year-old woman presented with epigastric abdominal pain and loss of appetite. Computed tomography of her abdomen revealed diffuse thickening of a portion of the gastric wall. Subsequent endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of the stomach yielded abundant single. discohesive malignant cells suspicious for lymphoma vs. poorly differentiated carcinoma. Special...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-01-13)
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