Mucosal colonization by metastatic carcinoma in the gastrointestinal tract: A potential mimic of primary neoplasia

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 563-572

  Estrella, Jeannelyn S ^a   Wu, Tsung Teh ^b   Rashid, Asif ^a   Abraham, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

adenoma; Gastrointestinal metastasis; in situ growth; mimic; mucosal colonization; small bowel adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LYMPH NODE; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH MUCOSA; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79953199352     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318211b3d2     Document Type: Article

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