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Comment
. 2018 Jun;12(2):294-295.
doi: 10.1007/s12105-017-0865-3. Epub 2017 Nov 11.

Response to "Colonic-Type Adenocarcinoma of the Tongue and Oral Cavity (CATOC)"

Diana Bell  1
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Response to "Colonic-Type Adenocarcinoma of the Tongue and Oral Cavity (CATOC)"

Diana Bell. Head Neck Pathol. 2018 Jun.
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The author declares that she has no conflicts of interest.

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a sequential sectioning of a tongue resection for a base of tongue tumor demonstrating an infiltrative solid mass with no evidence of cystic origin. b H&E colonic-type adenocarcinoma. c An example of metaplastic conversion of ciliated/respiratory type into intestinal type epithelial lining. d Anti-CK 20 immunostaining (red) highlights the transdifferentiated zone
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