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What is dysplasia in the gastrointestinal tract?
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Feb 2005
Appelman Henry D
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Dysplasia in the gastrointestinal tract is considered both a carcinoma precursor and a marker of high cancer risk for the site at which it is found. Dysplasia is defined as unequivocally neoplastic epithelium, yet the specific criteria for making that determination are imperfectly defined. The current criteria actually include a mix of architectural and cytologic features, all of which occur in different...
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