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Neoplasms > Precancerous Conditions > Aberrant Crypt Foci

Preferred term

Aberrant Crypt Foci  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • coordinate IM with COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS or specifics (IM)

Scope note

  • Clusters of colonic crypts that appear different from the surrounding mucosa when visualized after staining. They are of interest as putative precursors to colorectal adenomas and potential biomarkers for colorectal carcinoma.

History note

  • 2011

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D058739

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