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Molecular abnormalities associated with endocrine tumors of the uterine cervix.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jan 1999
Wistuba I I, Thomas B, Behrens C, Onuki N, Lindberg G, Albores-Saavedra J, Gazdar A F
Abstract excerpt
Objective. We studied the molecular abnormalities involved in the pathogenesis of endocrine tumors of the uterine cervix. Methods. We obtained DNA from precisely microdissected archival tissue from 15 endocrine tumors of the uterine cervix, consisting of 5 carcinoids (1 typical, 4 atypical), 2 large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas, and 8 small cell carcinomas. We investigated the presence of high-risk (types 16...
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