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Colorectal small cell carcinoma in ulcerative colitis with identical rare p53 gene mutation to associated adenocarcinoma and dysplasia.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis - 1 Feb 2012
Hayashi Hiroyuki, Miyagi Yohei, Sekiyama Akiko, Yoshida Sachiko, Nakao Sayumi, Okamoto Noriko, Koganei Kazutaka, Sugita Akira
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal small cell carcinomas (SCCs) are rare tumors and are infrequently associated with ulcerative colitis (UC). We report a case of primary rectal SCC combined with adenocarcinoma arising in left-sided UC. Immunohistochemically, tumor cells were positive for chromogranin A, synaptophysin, and CD56 in the SCC but not in the adenocarcinoma. The patient simultaneously developed multiple lesions of...
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