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HNPCC and sporadic MSI-H colorectal cancer: a review of the morphological similarities and differences.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2004
Jass Jeremy R
Abstract excerpt
Morphological features may serve as diagnostically useful markers of colorectal cancer (CRC) with the microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) phenotype. The most important of these are lymphocytic infiltration, mucin secretion and poor differentiation. These features are apparent in both sporadic MSI-H CRC and CRC occurring in the context of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). There is now strong...
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