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The clinical significance of K-ras mutation in endometrial "surface epithelial changes" and their associated endometrial adenocarcinoma.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jul 2016
Xiong Jinjun, He Mai, Hansen Katrine, Jackson Cynthia L, Breese Virginia, Quddus M Ruhul, Sung C James, Lomme Michele M, Lawrence W Dwayne
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OBJECTIVES: The entity of 'surface epithelial changes' (SECs) was first described in 1995 [1]. Morphologically, SECs usually arise from malignant glands at the superficial aspect of well differentiated (WD) endometrioid carcinomas (ECs) and impart the appearance of a 'maturational' phenomenon at the surface of the cancer. Exhibiting a paradoxically bland histologic appearance, SECs typically show morphologic...
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