leftfoot
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a biopsy specimen from the colon of an elderly male is exmined under a microscope. which of the following feature most indicates towards malignancy?
a. increase mucin in and around the cells in the biopsy specimen
b. cords and sheats of epithelial in the serosa of the specimen
c. circumferrential growth of the cells in the specimen
d. growth in the muscularis mucosa
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| peekay
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growth in muscularis mucosa
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| asmi
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D... though B seems tempting
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| usmle prep
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why d & why not b.??
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| mistral92
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think that D is more tempting than B because it's reflate the depth or " the extension of the tumor.
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| usmleasr
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i go for b..serosal inv...dr patel please tell us the ans :?
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| leftfoot
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sorry guys! cant help you there...i came across this mcq....there werent any answers given!
i put it up on the forum hoping you guys can figure it out.
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| asmi
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friends i have found the correct answer..its extension to serosa ...
:icon_salut: bobby was correct ...
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| peekay
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i was thinking about duke's classification and trying to make sense out of it.
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| bobby
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for me is b). serosa is more external. so if there involvement of the serosa it means that the neoplasm has already crossed the M. mucosa
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| leftfoot
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thanks a lot!
when it comes to topic descussion or clearing doubts, this forum never lets me down!
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| usmle prep
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i think bobby is correct,so i'll also go for B.
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