appendiceal cancer (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

appendiceal cancer

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Confocal image of a living tissue slice derived from a patient tumor with metastatic appendiceal cancer (mucinous carcinomatosis peritonei). Immunofluorescence reveals the presence of cancer cells (white), fibroblasts (red) and immune cells (green). Cell nuclei are labeled blue.

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Jonathan Weitz, UC San Diego Health

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