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Genetic alterations in goblet cell carcinoids of the vermiform appendix and comparison with gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Dec 2003
Stancu Mirela, Wu Tsung-Teh, Wallace Charita, Houlihan Patrick S, Hamilton Stanley R, Rashid Asif
Abstract excerpt
Goblet cell carcinoid is a relatively rare neuroendocrine tumor of the vermiform appendix with poorly understood molecular pathogenesis. We studied the clinicopathologic features and genetic alterations, including allelic loss of chromosomes 11q, 16q, and 18q; sequencing of the K-ras, beta-catenin, and DPC4 (SMAD4) genes; and p53 overexpression and loss of DPC4 by immunohistochemistry; in 16 goblet cell...
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