PROFFERED PAPERS
Tuesday, March 10   —  8:00 AM   —  CC BR A


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Section C - GASTROINTESTINAL
Chaired by: Wade Samowitz and Marie Robert



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8:00 The Clinical Significance of Lymph Node Retrieval Using Fat Clearing Techniques in Rectal Cancer Patients Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy (552)
M Berho, H Wang, B Safar, S Wexner - Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
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8:15 Variables Impacting Lymph Node Assessment in Colorectal Resection Specimens Removed for Adenocarcinoma (673)
O Tawfik, BF Kimler, DH McGregor, F Fan - Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas, KS; Radiation Oncology; Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas, MO
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8:30 Colorectal Lymph Node Examination: How Extensive Should It Be and Why Is "12" the Magic Number? A VAMC Experience (544)
H Al-Ghawi, HX Bui, JP Reynolds, G Luo, P Horn, S Samaan, M Molloy - VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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8:45 Prognostic Significance of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Colorectal Carcinoma Occurring in Sporadic and Familial Settings (677)
E Vakiani, DS Klimstra, J Chou, A Weiss, M Gonen, M Weiser, J Shia - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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9:00 Identification of Histologically Unique Adenomas That Arise Predominately in Patients with CIMP-Associated Polyps (644)
RK Pai, A Noffsinger, J Hart - Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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9:15 Cancer Risk Stratification in UC Patients with Endoscopically Resected Dysplastic Polyps: Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Dysplasia (587)
X Gui, TA Ullman, N Harpaz - GI Pathology, PLLC, Memphis, TN; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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9:30 RECESS, EXHIBITS AND POSTER SESSION III  
11:00 Carcinoma of Mullerian Origin Presenting as Colorectal Cancer: Histologic and Immunohistochemical Studies of 13 Cases (682)
H Wang, Q Yang, HY Cho, SJ Jung, KR Kim, JY Ro, SS Shen - The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston; Three Gorges University Medical College, Yichang, China; Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea; Inje University College of Medcine, Busan, Korea; University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; The Methodis Hospital and Research Institute, Houston, TX
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11:15 KRAS Analysis for EGFR-Directed Therapy in Colorectal Cancer: A Review of Greater Than 2500 Cases Using an Allele-Specific Assay for Detection of 12 Mutations (597)
B Horten, DA Sirko-Osadsa, M Da Silva, M Dugan, C Chenet-Monte, BA Allitto - Genzyme Genetics, New York, NY; Genzyme Genetics, Westborough, MA; Genzyme Genetics, Los Angeles, CA
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11:30 K-RAS Mutational Analysis in 562 Consecutive Colon Carcinomas (553)
KJ Bloom, P Choppa, TA Bloom, M Hibbard - Clarient, Aliso Viejo, CA
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11:45 Experience in KRAS Mutational Analysis for Colorectal Cancer (621)
X Liu, M Jakubowski, JL Hunt - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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