Journal article
Increased Endocrine Cells in Treated Rectal Adenocarcinomas
Abstract
The presence of focal endocrine cells in colorectal adenocarcinoma is a relatively common phenomenon. However, endocrine differentiation in treated adenocarcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract has received little attention. We noted striking numbers of cells with endocrine morphology and phenotype in the residual tumor of six randomly encountered cases of rectal adenocarcinoma that were subjected to neoadjuvant therapy. All six cases had a …
Authors
Shia J; Tickoo SK; Guillem JG; Qin J; Nissan A; Hoos A; Stojadinovic A; Ruo L; Wong WD; Paty PB
Journal
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, Vol. 26, No. 7, pp. 863–872
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
July 2002
DOI
10.1097/00000478-200207000-00004
ISSN
0147-5185