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Anaplastic Cancer
Research results from T. Namikawa and colleagues update understanding of anaplastic cancer
March 31st, 2009
According to a study from Kochi, Japan, "Primary anaplastic carcinoma is a rare variant of small intestinal cancer. Most reports of primary anaplastic carcinoma of the small intestine are isolated case reports, therefore the clinicopathological features, therapeutic management, and surgical outcome of this tumor type remain unclear." "This review analyzes the available clinical characteristics of primary anaplastic carcinoma of the small intestine and investigates key differences from differentiated adenocarcinoma of the small intestine. A Medline search was performed using the keywords 'small intestine' and 'anaplastic carcinoma' or 'undifferentiated carcinoma'...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-31)
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