Inflammatory colonic carcinogenesis: A review on pathogenesis and immunosurveillance mechanisms in ulcerative colitis
Marco Scarpa, Ignazio Castagliuolo, Carlo Castoro, Anna Pozza, Melania Scarpa, Andromachi Kotsafti, Imerio Angriman;Marco Scarpa;Ignazio Castagliuolo;Carlo Castoro;Anna Pozza;Melania Scarpa;Andromachi Kotsafti;Imerio Angriman;
world journal of gastroenterology : wjg2014Vol. 20pp. 6774-
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Abstract
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is characterized by repeated flare-ups of inflammation that can lead to oncogenic insults to the colonic epithelial. UC-associated carcinogenesis presents a different sequence of tumorigenic events compared to those that contribute ...