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Histogenesis of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach: molecular evidence of identical origin with coexistent tubular adenocarcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 10 Sept 2003
Akiyama Sunao, Tamura Gen, Endoh Yasushi, Fukushima Norimasa, Ichihara Yukihiro, Aizawa Kikuo, Kawata Sumio, Motoyama Teiichi
Abstract excerpt
Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach is a highly malignant neoplasm. Most gastric hepatoid adenocarcinomas coexist with tubular adenocarcinoma. However, the relationship between hepatoid adenocarcinoma and tubular adenocarcinoma is still unclear. In the present study, the characteristics of the coexistent tubular adenocarcinomas were determined by examining their profiles of mucin production. Subsequently,...
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