Histology of aberrant crypt foci in the human colon

Histopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 328-334

  Di Gregorio, C ^a   Losi, L ^b   Fante, R ^b   Modica, S ^c   Ghidoni, M ^b   Pedroni, M ^b   Tamassia, M G ^b   Gafa L ^c   Ponz De Leon, M ^b   Roncucci, L ^b,d  

^a Ospedale Civile di Carpi   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale di Ragusa   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aberrant crypts; Colorectal cancer; Histology; Preneoplastic lesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLON MUCOSA; COLON RESECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 8244222305     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1997.d01-626.x     Document Type: Article

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