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EGFR, COX2, p-AKT expression and PIK3CA mutation in distal extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma.
Pathology - 1 Jan 2016
Moon Ahrim, Chin Susie, Kim Hee Kyung, Kwak Jeong Ja, Koh Eun Suk, Kim Youn Wha, Jang Kee-Taek
Abstract excerpt
Distal extrahepatic bile duct (EBD) carcinoma is a rare but highly aggressive malignant neoplasm. Some in vitro studies have shown that EGFR and PI3K-Akt pathway play an important role in the carcinogenesis of bile duct carcinoma. The aim of the present study is to investigate the expression of EGFR, p-AKT, and COX-2 and the mutation of PIK3CA in distal EBD carcinoma and evaluate the association with...
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