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Paneth cell‐rich papillary adenocarcinoma and a mucoid adenocarcinoma occurring synchronously in colon: a light and electron microscopic study
Author(s) -
SHOUSHA S.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1979.tb03030.x
Subject(s) - paneth cell , pathology , adenocarcinoma , ultrastructure , electron microscope , ascending colon , medicine , biology , gastroenterology , cancer , small intestine , physics , optics
A 71‐year‐old man who presented with iron deficiency anaemia and weight loss was found to have two colonic tumours: a mucoid adenocarcinoma at the splenic flexure and a papillary adenocarcinoma rich in Paneth cells in the ascending colon. The light and ultrastructural features of the neoplastic cells are described, and the significance of the presence of neoplastic Paneth cells is discussed.