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Expression of Cdx2 and the phenotype of advanced gastric cancers: relationship with prognosis.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Dec 2003
Mizoshita Tsutomu, Tsukamoto Tetsuya, Nakanishi Hayao, Inada Ken-ichi, Ogasawara Naotaka, Joh Takashi, Itoh Makoto, Yamamura Yoshitaka, Tatematsu Masae
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The clinicopathologic significance of the phenotype and Cdx2 expression has hitherto remained unclear in gastric cancers. In the present study, we therefore examined the correlation between prognosis, phenotype, and Cdx2 expression in advanced cases. METHODS: We evaluated 177 advanced gastric carcinomas histologically and phenotypically. The expression of Cdx2 was also assessed by immunohistochemistry....
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