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Usefulness of analysis of p53 alteration and observation of surface microstructure for diagnosis of ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal neoplasia.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 1 Mar 2003
Fujii S, Fujimori T, Chiba T
Abstract excerpt
Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) have a higher incidence of colorectal cancer. UC-associated colorectal cancer is thought to develop in patients with preexisting UC-associated dysplasia. It is crucial to diagnose UC-associated dysplasia and early stage of cancer in patients with long-standing UC for the purpose of treatment of UC-associated neoplasia. However, it is difficult to detect UC-associated...
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