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Genetic analysis of cancer occurring in the ileocecal valve.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Takada Moriatsu, Horita Yoshiki, Okumoto Satoru, Fujimori Takahiro, Ku Yonson, Kuroda Yoshikazu
Abstract excerpt
The ileocecal valve consists of an upper and lower segment formed by a duplication of the wall of the small and large bowels. The origin of tumor that occurs in the ileocecal valve is often difficult to prove. The tumor in the ileocecal valve was found with endoscopic examination in a 74-year-old man. The resected specimen of the tumor was genetically studied by using PCR-SSCP (polymerase chain reaction...
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