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Squamous metaplasia in colonic adenomata: Report of two cases
Author(s) -
Kontozoglou Theodosios
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930290110
Subject(s) - medicine , squamous metaplasia , pathology , metaplasia , intestinal metaplasia , clinical significance , epithelium , dysplasia
Two cases of squamous metaplasia in colonic adenomata are reported. Since squamous metaplasia is known to occur rarely in the colon it is surprising that its occurrence in colonic adenomata has not been emphasized; this is more remarkable as its presence may have clinical significance as a precursor of rare forms of carcinoma of the colon.