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. 1987;412(2):151-4.
doi: 10.1007/BF00716187.

Relative growth of adenomatous polyps of the colon. Stereology and allometry of multiple polyposis

C M Pesce  1 , R Colacino
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Relative growth of adenomatous polyps of the colon. Stereology and allometry of multiple polyposis

C M Pesce et al. Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histopathol. 1987.

Abstract

The volume of the adenomatous mucosa (V), the area of the surface epithelium (Ss), the area of the glandular epithelium (Sg), and the Sg: Ss ratio were calculated in a series of 14 adenomatous polyps (APs) of a case of multiple polyposis of the colon. The equation of simple allometry was used to study the relative growth of the four series of values. Ss grew isometrically with size; Sg overgrew Ss and accounted for most of the increase in V. The Sg:Ss ratio increased with Sg and V.

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