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Clinicopathological, endoscopic, and molecular characteristics of the "skirt" - a new entity of lesions at the margin of laterally spreading tumors.
Endoscopy - 1 May 2016
Osera Shozo, Fujii Satoshi, Ikematsu Hiroaki, Miyamoto Hideaki, Oono Yasuhiro, Yano Tomonori, Ochiai Atsushi, Yoshino Takayuki, Ohtsu Atsushi, Kaneko Kazuhiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM: A slightly elevated flat lesion with wide pits has occasionally been observed at the margin of laterally spreading tumors (LSTs) and is known as a "skirt." The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological, endoscopic, and genetic characteristics of a skirt. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Consecutive LSTs were examined to evaluate the pathological, endoscopic, and genetic...
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