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Gastric-and-intestinal mixed endocrine cell phenotypic expression of carcinoid tumors in the rectum.
Oncology reports - 1 Jan 2009
Hirata Yoshikazu, Mizoshita Tsutomu, Mizushima Takashi, Shimura Takaya, Mori Yoshinori, Kubota Eiji, Wada Tsuneya, Ogasawara Naotaka, Tanida Satoshi, Kataoka Hiromi, Sasaki Makoto, Kamiya Takeshi, Tsukamoto Tetsuya, Tatematsu Masae, Joh Takashi
Abstract excerpt
We have previously demonstrated that gastric and intestinal endocrine cell (End-cell) marker expression is important for assessment of the histogenesis of endocrine cell tumors. However, the End-cell phenotypes of carcinoid tumors in the rectum remain largely unclear. We therefore examined marker...
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