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Immunohistochemical, molecular, and clinicopathological analyses of urothelial carcinoma, micropapillary variant.
Pathology international - 1 Dec 2011
Ishii Shuhei, Ohbu Makoto, Toomine Yukie, Nishimura Yukari, Hattori Manabu, Yokoyama Masaru, Toyonaga Masumi, Kakinuma Hirokuni, Matsumoto Kazumasa
Abstract excerpt
The prognosis of urothelial carcinoma, micropapillary variant (MPV), of the bladder has been shown to be worse than that of the conventional urothelial carcinoma (UC). However, it remains to be clarified why the MPV is more aggressive. We therefore here focused on the correlation between clinical features and histological, immunohistochemical and molecular findings for eight MPV and 35 UC, evaluating expression...
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