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scirrhous

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scirrhous /scir·rhous/ (skir´us) hard or indurated; see under carcinoma.
scir·rhous (skrs, sr-)
adj.
Hardened; indurated.
scirrhous [skir´us]
hard or indurated.
scirrhous
hard or indurated.
scirrhous carcinoma
carcinoma with a hard structure owing to the formation of dense connective tissue in the stroma.
scirrhous cord
see scirrhous cord.
scirrhous
skirrhos, Greek, gypsum adjective Relating to a dense stroma seen in some CAs, which produce abundant connective tissue; scirrhous induration–SI or 'desmoplastic reaction' is typical of ductal CA of breast, often accompanied by microcalcifications; SI also occurs in pancreas adenoCA
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An advanced tumor at the cardia may be manifested on barium studies by a polypoid or ulcerated mass in this region or by an infiltrating or scirrhous lesion encasing the gastric fundus (Figure 5B).
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Similar results were obtained at patients with scirrhous gastric cancer and breast, colon and esophagal cancer (Suzuki, 1994).
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These 4 specimens were extremely fibrotic (eg, scirrhous breast carcinomas), exhibited marked necrosis, or were small lesions that were difficult to scrape.
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