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E-selectin expression and BRAF status in papillary thyroid carcinomas: Correlation with clinicopathologic features.
Surgery - 1 Dec 2014
Miccoli Paolo, Torregrossa Liborio, Borrelli Nicla, Materazzi Gabriele, Cacciato Insilla Andrea, Miccoli Mario, Basolo Fulvio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cell adhesion molecules, represented by the immunoglobulin family and selectins, play an important role in the progression of cancer. A correlation between selectins and tumor aggressiveness has been demonstrated in several reports. METHODS: Eighty-eight patients (mean age, 41.0 ± 14 years) with papillary thyroid carcinoma (conventional variant and sized approximately 20 mm) were divided in 2 groups:...
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