Abstract:Background
Mucinous adenocarcinoma (MAC) is conventionally diagnosed by WHO definition when the extracellular mucin is more than 50% of the tumour area. The study is aimed at analyzing the clinicopathological characteristics, mutation spectrum, and prognosis of the colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) with any mucinous proportion or feature.
Methods
Clinical and pathological information for 50 patients were reviewed and recorded. Mutation analyses for exon 2–4 of KRAS gene and exon 15 of BRAF gene were performed … Show more
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