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CD133 expression in well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a potential predictor of progressive clinical courses.
Human pathology - 1 Mar 2017
Sakai Yasuhiro, Hong Seung-Mo, An Soyeon, Kim Joo Young, Corbeil Denis, Karbanová Jana, Otani Kyoko, Fujikura Kohei, Song Ki-Byung, Kim Song Cheol, Akita Masayuki, Nanno Yoshihide, Toyama Hirochika, Fukumoto Takumi, Ku Yonson, Hirose Takanori, Itoh Tomoo, Zen Yoh
Abstract excerpt
The present study aimed to elucidate whether the stemness molecule, CD133, is expressed in well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs; World Health Organization grades 1 and 2) and establish its clinical relevance using 2 separate cohorts. In the first series (n = 178) in which tissue microarrays were available, immunohistochemistry revealed that CD133 was expressed in 14 cases (8%). CD133+...
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