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Aberrant Crypt Foci of the Colon as Precursors of Adenoma and Cancer

1998; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 339; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm199810293391803

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Tetsuji Takayama, Shinichi Katsuki, Yasuo Takahashi, Motoh Ohi, Shuichi Nojiri, Sumio Sakamaki, Junji Kato, Katsuhisa Kogawa, Hirotsugu Miyake, Yoshiro Niitsu,

Tópico(s)

Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies

Resumo

Aberrant crypt foci of the colon are possible precursors of adenoma and cancer, but these lesions have been studied mainly in surgical specimens from patients who already had colon cancer.

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