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Beta-catenin expression in intramucosal neoplastic lesions of the stomach. Comparative analysis of adenoma/dysplasia, adenocarcinoma and signet-ring cell carcinoma.
Oncology - 1 Jan 2003
Tsukashita Shizuki, Kushima Ryoji, Bamba Masamichi, Nakamura Etsuko, Mukaisho Ken-ichi, Sugihara Hiroyuki, Hattori Takanori
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To clarify roles of beta-catenin in the early stage of gastric tumorigenesis, we investigate beta-catenin expression in stomach intramucosal neoplasms. METHODS: For immunohistochemistry, 84 gland-forming neoplasms and 17 signet-ring cell carcinomas were examined. The gland-forming neoplasms were grouped according to the Vienna classification: group A (low-grade adenoma/dysplasia), group B (high-grade...
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