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Fetal gut-like differentiation in gallbladder cancer.
Human pathology - 1 Dec 2017
Koyama Kei, Maeda Daichi, Tamura Daisuke, Narita Chisato, Kudo-Asabe Yukitsugu, Sato Tsutomu, Yamamoto Yuzo, Sageshima Masato, Nanjo Hiroshi, Goto Akiteru
Abstract excerpt
Adenocarcinomas showing fetal gut-like (enteroblastic) differentiation can arise in a variety of organs and are frequently accompanied by an elevated serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) level. However, no study has investigated fetal gut-like differentiation in gallbladder cancer in detail. Herein, we performed morphological and immunohistochemical analyses of fetal gut-like differentiation in 49 consecutive gallbladder...
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