Mucin
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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.