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Colorectal Cancer Staging
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| Title: | Colorectal Cancer Staging |
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| Description: | Colon cancer staging; shows tumors growing through layers of the colon wall for Stage 0, Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, and Stage IV colon cancer. Inset shows serosa, muscle, submucosa and mucosa layers of the colon wall, and lymph nodes and blood vessels. As colon cancer progresses from Stage 0 to Stage IV, the cancer cells grow through the layers of the colon wall and spread to lymph nodes and other organs. |
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| Topics/Categories: |
Anatomy -- Colon-Rectum Pathology -- Organ |
| Type: | Color drawing |
| Source: | National Cancer Institute |
| Author: | Terese Winslow (artist) |
| AV Number: | CDR415501 |
| Date Created: | March 19, 2008 |
| Date Added: | 8/28/2008 |
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Yes - This image is copyright protected. Any use of this image is subject to prevailing copyright laws. U.S. Government has reuse rights. Please contact the rights holder of this image for permission requests.
Rights holder: Terese Winslow Email: terese.winslow@mindspring.com |
