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Small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma displays unique profiles of tumor-suppressor gene loss in relationship to the primary site of formation.
Human pathology - 1 Sept 2002
Dacic Sanja, Finkelstein Sydney D, Baksh Fabien K, Swalsky Patricia A, Barnes Leon E, Yousem Samuel A
Abstract excerpt
Small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SCNC) is a well characterized malignancy with distinctive cellular morphology and aggressive biologic behavior most frequently encountered in the lung but also noted for origin from other sites. The basis for this difference in incidence and the impact of primary site location on the molecular pathogenesis of the neoplasm is not well understood. To address this issue and to...
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