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Wide expression of ZEB1 in sarcomatous component of spindle cell carcinoma of the esophagus.
Pathology international - 1 Dec 2015
Nakazawa Takuro, Nobusawa Sumihito, Ikota Hayato, Kuwano Hiroyuki, Takeyoshi Izumi, Yokoo Hideaki
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of sarcomatous component in spindle cell carcinoma (SpCC) of the esophagus is unclear. To investigate the involvement of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in sarcomatous differentiation, we performed immunohistochemistry for Slug, Twist, ZEB1, and ZEB2, transcription factors associated with EMT and E-cadherin, in 14 cases of SpCC of the esophagus. In order to verify the neoplastic nature of...
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