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Immunohistochemical characteristics of duodenal adenomas in familial adenomatous polyposis with special reference to cell kinetics.
Human pathology - 1 Jan 2005
Esaki Motohiro, Matsumoto Takayuki, Yao Satoshi, Nakamura Shotaro, Hirahashi Minako, Yao Takashi, Iida Mitsuo
Abstract excerpt
The duodenum is the second most frequent site of cancer in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). The main objective of this study was to evaluate the cell kinetics in duodenal and ampullary adenomas in FAP. The endoscopic and biopsy findings of duodenal adenomas in 22 FAP subjects and 18 non-FAP subjects were compared. Adenomas in FAP included 15 ampullary adenomas and 17 nonampullary adenomas. The...
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