Article
[Genetic alterations in gallbladder carcinoma: a review].
Nihon Geka Gakkai zasshi - 1 Oct 1998
Yokoyama N, Watanabe H, Ajioka Y, Nishikura K, Date K, Kijima H, Shirai Y, Hatakeyama K
Abstract excerpt
Earlier evidence suggests that gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) has three carcinogenic pathways; de novo development; adenoma-carcinoma sequence; and hyperplasia-carcinoma sequence associated with an anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary duct (AAPBD). We review gene abnormalities in GBC repo...
Topics
- Adenoma
- Carcinoma
- Gallbladder Neoplasms
- Genes, p53
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Mutation
- Pancreatic Ducts