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Molecular Diagnostics in the Neoplasms of Small Intestine and Appendix: 2018 Update.
Clinics in laboratory medicine - 1 Jun 2018
Zhang Yingtao, Zulfiqar Muhammad, Bluth Martin H, Bhalla Amarpreet, Beydoun Rafic
Abstract excerpt
Neoplasms of the small intestine are rare in comparison with colorectal tumors. The most common tumor types arising in the small intestine are adenocarcinomas, well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and lymphoma. Primary appendiceal neoplasms are rare and found in less than 2% of appendectomy specimens with an incidence of approximately 1.2 cases per 100,000 people per year in...
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