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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Carcinoma in-situ
Carcinoma in situ
Carcinoma in situ (CIS) is an early form of cancer that is defined by the absence of invasion of tumor cells into the surrounding tissue, usually after penetration through the basement membrane. In other words, the neoplastic cells proliferate in their normal habitat, hence the name "in situ" (Latin for "in its place"). For example, carcinoma in situ of the skin, also called Bowen's disease, is the accumulation of neoplastic epidermal cells within the epidermis only, that has failed to penetrate into the deeper dermis. For this reason, CIS will usually not form a tumor...
Carcinoma in-situ - List of case studies
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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Acute thrombosis Additional heart sounds Adeno carcinoma of lung Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma of prostate ... Carcinoma Carcinoma in situ Carcinoma in-situ Carcinoma of gastric origin Carcinoma of the colon ...
- Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas
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50% of the time following resection (30% invasive, 20% carcinoma in-situ). They typically affect middle-aged women and are usually seated within ...
- Multirelapse Squamed Carcinoma of the Skin
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75-year-old male with a cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma resected from the right eyebrow in 2003. In 2006, the patient ... immunohistochemistry and gene copy number by fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH). Results : To date, 23 pts are enrolled and ...