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Adenocarcinoma
Research in the area of adenocarcinoma reported from K.J. Park and colleagues
March 3rd, 2009
"Primary mucinous tumors of the female genital tract have morphologic features similar to primary gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas, and distinguishing these malignancies may be extremely difficult. The purpose of this study was to characterize the immunostaining patterns Of tumors of the female genital tract that show mucinous differentiation using cytokeratin 7 (CK7), CK20, and CDX2 and to evaluate the usefulness of these markers in differentiating these tumors from gastrointestinal tract adenocarcinomas and also from each other," scientists in the United States report. "A total of 64 cases were collected, including adenocarcinomas of the Ovary (n = 13), endocervix (n...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-03)
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