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mucinous adenocarcinoma (colloid cancer)
Pathology:
1) mucin-secreting tumor
2) gross pathology: glistening, sticky, gelatinoid tumors
3) aberrantly expressed carbohydrate sulfotransferase 4 (CHST4)
Complications:
- disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Interactions
disease interactions
General
adenocarcinoma
References
- Schiller G, in: UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine &
Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 12-15, 2001
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999