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The complex intratumoral heterogeneity of colon cancer highlighted by laser microdissection.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 May 2012
Buob David, Fauvel Harold, Buisine Marie-Pierre, Truant Stéphanie, Mariette Christophe, Porchet Nicole, Wacrenier Agnès, Copin Marie-Christine, Leteurtre Emmanuelle
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To evaluate the utility of laser microdissection in the comparison of phenotypes and genetic alterations between colon cancer and corresponding liver metastasis in the context of intratumoral heterogeneity. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry was performed on a series of 11 patients surgically treated for colon adenocarcinoma with liver metastases, using antibodies directed against six mucins....
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