Evaluation of suspected malignancies: Difference between revisions
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:*[[Esophageal adenocarcinoma]] | :*[[Esophageal adenocarcinoma]] | ||
:*[[Endometrial adenocarcinoma]] | :*[[Endometrial adenocarcinoma]] | ||
:*[[Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma]] | |||
[[File:Well-, moderately and poorly differentiated colorectal adenocarcinoma.png|thumb|Degree of differentiation, with example from a [[colorectal adenocarcinoma.]] | |||
Generally, adenocarcinomas are categorized by degree of differentiation as follows: | |||
*Well differentiated: > 95% of tumor has glandular formations | |||
*Moderately differentiated: 50 - 95% glandular | |||
*Poorly differentiated: < 50% glandular | |||
===Squamoid tumors=== | ===Squamoid tumors=== | ||