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Villous tumors of the colon and rectum

Merrill O. Hines, Patrick H. Hanley, John E. Ray, MAX B. BRALLIAR

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 1958 · 21 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

Villous tumor is a relatively rare epithelial tumor of the large intestine that occurs predominantly in the rectum. Its gross appearance and clinical behavior make it distinct from adenomatous polyps. Its malignant potential is greater than that of adenomatous polyps.

References

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Villous papillomas of the colon and rectum: a study of twenty-eight cases with end results of treatment over a five-year period.

Harry E. Bacon, Edward J. Lowell, Howard D. Trimpi · PubMed · 1954 · 46 citations

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Diffuse papillomatous polyps (villous tumors) of the colon and rectum

Edwin R. Fisher, Alexandre Fonseca de Castro · The American Journal of Surgery · 1953 · 36 citations

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Villous Tumors of the Colon and Rectum

MERRILL O. HINES, Patrick H. Hanley, R Schramel · Southern Medical Journal · 1955 · 20 citations

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Papillary Tumors of the Rectum

Herbert C. Lee, Saul Kay · Annals of Surgery · 1956 · 10 citations

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