Table 1 Histological classification of the 76 small bowel carcinomas investigated

From: Small bowel carcinomas in celiac or Crohn’s disease: distinctive histophenotypic, molecular and histogenetic patterns

Histotype

Distribution among clinical groups

Total

 

Celiac disease-associated carcinomas (n=26)

Crohn’s disease-associated carcinomas (n=25)

Sporadic carcinomas (n=25)

 

Glandular

14 (54%)

13 (52%)

15 (60%)

42 (55%)

Medullary

4 (15%)

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

6 (8%)

Solid

3 (11.5%)

2 (8%)

3 (12%)

8 (11%)

Diffuse

2 (8%)

4 (16%)

1 (4%)

7 (13%)

Mixed

3 (11.5%)

5 (20%)

5 (20%)

13 (23%)

  1. No significant histotype distributive difference among the clinical groups was found.
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