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Phenotypic classification of gastric signet ring cell carcinoma and its relationship with clinicopathologic parameters and prognosis.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Jun 2007
Tian Meng-Meng, Zhao Ai-Lian, Li Zhong-Wu, Li Ji-You
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AIM: To distinguish subtypes of gastric signet ring cell (SRC) carcinoma by investigating the expression of gastric and intestinal phenotypic markers, and to study the significance of phenotypic classification in predicting tumor progression and outcome. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry was performed in 66 cases of SRC carcinoma with MUC2, VILLIN, CDX2, Li-cadherin antibodies as intestinal phenotype markers and...
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