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The significance of ectopic crypt formation in the differential diagnosis of colorectal polyps.
Diagnostic pathology - 25 Nov 2014
Kim Mi-Jung, Lee Eun-Jung, Chun Sung-Min, Jang Se-Jin, Kim Do Sun, Lee Doo Han, Youk Eui Gon
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BACKGROUND: Ectopic crypts, defined as abnormally positioned crypts that have lost their orientation toward the muscularis mucosae, have been suggested to be the best defining histologic feature of traditional serrated adenoma (TSA). However, the significance of ectopic crypt formation (ECF) in the distinction between TSA and conventional adenoma (CA) has rarely been studied. METHODS: We designed this study to...
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