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*It may be associated with [[cancer]]. | *It may be associated with [[cancer]]. | ||
*Mucin without malignant cells is ''not'' significant.<ref name=pmid21164296>PMID 21164296.</ref> | *Mucin without malignant cells is ''not'' significant.<ref name=pmid21164296>PMID 21164296.</ref> | ||
===Mucin extravasation=== | |||
*A phenomenon seen in pedunculated [[colorectal polyps]] - that may lead to a misdiagnosis of [[mucinous carcinoma]].<ref name=Ref_Odze512>{{Ref Odze|512}}</ref> | |||
**Classically - sigmoid colon and descending colon. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 19:27, 13 August 2012
Mucin an important thingy in pathology, as it may be associated with cancer, i.e. mucinous carcinoma. It should not be confused with mucous.
Significance
Mucin extravasation
- A phenomenon seen in pedunculated colorectal polyps - that may lead to a misdiagnosis of mucinous carcinoma.[2]
- Classically - sigmoid colon and descending colon.
See also
References
- ↑ PMID 21164296.
- ↑ Odze, Robert D.; Goldblum, John R. (2009). Surgical pathology of the GI tract, liver, biliary tract and pancreas (2nd ed.). Saunders. pp. 512. ISBN 978-1416040590.