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Loss of heterozygosity and immunohistochemistry of adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Dec 2004
Marsman Willem A, Birjmohun Rakesh S, van Rees Bastiaan P, Caspers Eric, Johan G, Offerhaus A, Bosma Piter J, Jan J, van Lanschot B
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Adenocarcinomas of the distal esophagus and gastric cardia are two tumors that have many features in common. They have similar prognoses, treatment modalities, and patterns of dissemination. The etiology is different, with gastroesophageal reflux disease playing a major role for esophageal adenocarcinoma, in contrast to adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia. In the present study, we investigated several...
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