Article
Field cancerization in the intestinal epithelium of patients with Crohn's ileocolitis.
Gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2012
Galandiuk Susan, Rodriguez-Justo Manuel, Jeffery Rosemary, Nicholson Anna M, Cheng Yong, Oukrif Dahmane, Elia George, Leedham Simon J, McDonald Stuart A C, Wright Nicholas A, Graham Trevor A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Tumors that develop in patients with Crohn's disease tend be multifocal, so field cancerization (the replacement of normal cells with nondysplastic but tumorigenic clones) might contribute to intestinal carcinogenesis. We investigated patterns of tumor development from pretumor...
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