Article
Syndecan-1 expression in different soft tissue tumours.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Orosz Z, Kopper L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In vitro studies have suggested that expression of syndecan-1 (CD138) is correlated with morphologic phenotype (epithelioid or spindle) of cultured tumour cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-seven different soft tissue tumours were selected to analyse their syndecan-1 (CD138) reactivity. Immunohistochemical staining of paraffin sections, following a high temperature unmasking technique, was performed....
Topics
- Dermatofibrosarcoma
- Epithelial Cells
- Fibrosarcoma
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
- Granuloma, Pyogenic
- Humans
- Leiomyosarcoma
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Neurilemmoma
- Phenotype
- Proteoglycans
