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PHENOTYPIC SHIFT OF ADENOCARCINOMA TO SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF RECTUM AFTER NEOADJUVANT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY WITH DETECTION OF HPV16: A CLINICAL CASE.
Experimental oncology - 21 Aug 2026
Kovalyov O, Zavhorodniy S, Tolok O, Anenko A, Kubrak M, Danilyuk M, Kovalyov K
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Adenosquamous carcinoma and pure squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the rectum are extremely rare malignancies, accounting for approximately 0.15% of all colorectal cancers. Increasing attention has been paid to tumor phenotypic plasticity in the context of intensive anticancer therapy. We report the case of a 45-year-old patient with locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma (cT4bN2M0) who underwent total neoadjuvant...
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