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Flat-elevated and depressed, subtypes of flat early colorectal cancers, should be distinguished by their pathological features.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Nov 2000
Sakashita M, Aoyama N, Maekawa S, Kuroda K, Shirasaka D, Ichihara T, Kuroda Y, Minami R, Maeda S, Kasuga M
Abstract excerpt
Flat-type colorectal tumors have are being detected with increasing frequency. It has become clear that these flat lesions contain two subtypes; flat-elevated and depressed lesions. However, their clinicopathological features and roles in colorectal carcinogenesis remain obscure. We classified colorectal adenomas and submucosal invasive cancers into three types: polypoid, flat-elevated, and depressed types. A...
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