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Letter

Actinomyces infection mimicking tumor-progression in rectal cancer under neoadjuvant therapy

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Pages 270-272 | Received 10 May 2011, Accepted 07 Jul 2011, Published online: 23 Jan 2012

Figures & data

Figure 1. Macroscopically aspect of the specimen. Distal margin to the resection line of 2 cm.

Figure 1. Macroscopically aspect of the specimen. Distal margin to the resection line of 2 cm.

Figure 2. a) HE staining of the tumor showing the margin of the ulcer showing no remaining cancer tissue (magnification 800×). b) HE staining of the regressive tissue showing actinomyces granulomas and inflammatory cell invasion (magnification 800×).

Figure 2. a) HE staining of the tumor showing the margin of the ulcer showing no remaining cancer tissue (magnification 800×). b) HE staining of the regressive tissue showing actinomyces granulomas and inflammatory cell invasion (magnification 800×).

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