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. 2001 Jan;54(1):76–77. doi: 10.1136/jcp.54.1.76

Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the colon arising in endometriosis: a rare variant of primary colonic adenocarcinoma

W McCluggage, V Desai, P Toner, C Calvert
PMCID: PMC1731275  PMID: 11271795

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Figure 1 (A) Papillary area of tumour with hyalinised cores covered by tumour cells with clear cytoplasm. (B) Cystic structure with epithelial lining and surrounding fibrous stroma, suggestive of endometriosis.

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Figure 2 (A) Strong positive membrane staining of tumour cells with CA125. (B) Strong positive staining of tumour cells for CK7.


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