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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
The clinicopathologic significance of mucus production by adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum was analyzed in retrospective study with stage matched non-mucus producing control carcinomas. Mucinous carcinoma of the colon and rectum comprised 132 (15%) of 893 cases of colorectal carcinoma. The rectum was the most common site (33% of cases). While 120 mucinous cancers had a poorer five-year survival than non-mucinous tumors (34% vs. 53%, p less than .005), these had a particularly bad prognosis in the rectum (18% 5 year survival vs. 49% for the non-mucinous tumor controls, p less than .00k). The theoretical basis for this location-dependent behavior is considered. From this study, distinctive clinico-pathologic features emerge. There were seven documented cases of ulcerative colitis and 8 additional patients gave a history of "colitis". An additional five patients had received prior pelvic irradiation. Of particular note was the fact that 31% of mucinous carcinomas were associated with villous adenomas, implying a histogenetic relationship. Moreover, this finding again emphasizes the neoplastic potential of the villous adenoma, especially in the rectum where the development of mucinous carcinoma is particularly ominous.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1891-1900
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Mucinous carcinoma of the colon and rectum.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study