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Confocal endomicroscopy for phenotypic diagnosis of gastric cancer.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Apr 2010
Banno Kakunori, Niwa Yasumasa, Miyahara Ryoji, Nakamura Masanao, Nagaya Toshihiko, Nagasaka Tetsuro, Watanabe Osamu, Ando Takafumi, Kawashima Hiroki, Ohmiya Naoki, Itoh Akihiro, Hirooka Yoshiki, Goto Hidemi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Relationships between mucin phenotype and malignant potential in gastric cancers have attracted attention. We attempted to assess the possibility of obtaining phenotypic diagnoses by confocal endomicroscopy. METHODS: Confocal images of target lesions were obtained in 29 of 40 patients with gastric cancer. Appearances of the brush border, goblet cells, and gastric foveolar epithelium were...
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