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The prognostic significance of the mucin phenotype of gastric adenocarcinoma and its relationship with histologic classifications.
Oncology reports - 1 Feb 2009
Lee Ok-Jae, Kim Hyun-Jin, Kim Jang-Rak, Watanabe Hidenobu
Abstract excerpt
The prognostic value of histologic classifications of gastric adenocarcinoma is controversial, although they have been commonly used. The clinical significance of the mucin phenotype has not been clarified. This study was conducted to determine the clinical significance of mucin phenotype as a possible prognostic factor. Mucin histochemistry by paradoxical concanavalin A (Con A) staining and immunostaining for...
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