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Correlation between microsatellite instability-high phenotype and occult lymph node metastasis in gastric carcinoma.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Mar 2015
Choi Jiwoon, Nam Soo Kyung, Park Do Joong, Kim Hwal Woong, Kim Hyung-Ho, Kim Woo Ho, Lee Hye Seung
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study is to investigate the association of microsatellite instability (MSI) status with nodal status in gastric carcinoma (GC). MSI status was investigated in 623 consecutively resected GCs. To detect occult lymph node (LN) metastasis, immunohistochemistry (IHC) using antibodies against pan-cytokeratin was performed in 391 node-negative cases by initial histologic examination. MSI-high (MSI-H)...
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