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Rectosigmoid Mucinous Adenocarcinoma
An invasive adenocarcinoma of the rectosigmoid area characterized by the presence of pools of extracellular mucin. Malignant glandular epithelial cells are present in the mucin collections. Mucin constitutes more than 50% of the lesion. (NCI Thesaurus)
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