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Phenotype-genotype correlation: challenge of intestinal-type adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.
Head & neck - 1 Oct 2006
Frattini Milo, Perrone Federica, Suardi Simona, Balestra Debora, Caramuta Stefano, Colombo Federica, Licitra Lisa, Cantù Giulio, Pierotti Marco A, Pilotti Silvana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Intestinal-type adenocarcinoma (ITAC) of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses shows microscopic features indistinguishable from colorectal cancer. Our aim was to verify whether the morphologic resemblances mirror genetic profile similarities. METHODS: Twenty consecutive surgically treated ITAC cases, previously investigated for p16(INK4a) and TP53, were investigated for hMLH1, hMSH2, and...
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