Molecular Alterations in Inflammatory Colonic Carcinogenesis and Markers for Detecting Colitis-Associated Cancer

Nov 17, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Molecular Alterations in Inflammatory Colonic Carcinogenesis and Markers for Detecting Colitis-Associated Cancer

Fig. 5.1 Molecular pathogenesis of colorectal dysplasia and cancer in inflammatory bowel disease. Summary of the molecular signals, mediators, gene targets, and mechanisms implicated in the progression from mucosal inflammation…

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Colitis-Associated Cancer: Overview

Nov 17, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Colitis-Associated Cancer: Overview

78. Connell WR et al (1994) Lower gastrointestinal malignancy in Crohn’s disease. Gut 35(3):347–352PubMedCentralPubMed 79. Higashi D et al (2007) Study of colorectal cancer with Crohn’s disease. Anticancer Res 27(6A):3771–3774PubMed…

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Incidence and Risk Factors

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Author Year of publication Type of study IBD patients No. of CAC patients Incidence or risk ratios Eaden et al. [19] 2001 Meta-analysis UC 1,698 10 years, 1.6; 20 years,…

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Balloon Cell Nevi and Balloon Cell Melanomas: What Are They?

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Figure 10.1 Clear cell appearance of the melanocytes: H&E, 200× magnification Figure 10.2 A transitional area, where conventional melanocytes in the superficial dermis transition into the ballooning melanocytes: H&E, 100×…

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How Small Is Small for a Melanoma?

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Fig. 13.1 Small 2 mm pigmented lesion on forearm Dermatoscopy On examination with a dermatoscope (Heine Delta 20 dermatoscope, manufactured by Heine, Optotechnic GmbH, Herrsching, Germany), the lesion being discussed…

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