Differences in the expression of epithelial–mesenchymal transition related molecules between primary tumors and pulmonary metastatic tumors in colorectal cancer | Zendy

Hidenori Kouso | Zendy; Tokujiro Yano | Zendy; Riichiroh Maruyama | Zendy; Yasunori Shikada | Zendy; Tatsuro Okamoto | Zendy; Akira Haro | Zendy; Yoshihiro Kakeji | Zendy; Yoshihiko Maehara | Zendy

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Differences in the expression of epithelial–mesenchymal transition related molecules between primary tumors and pulmonary metastatic tumors in colorectal cancer

Author(s) -

Hidenori Kouso,

Tokujiro Yano,

Riichiroh Maruyama,

Yasunori Shikada,

Tatsuro Okamoto,

Akira Haro,

Yoshihiro Kakeji,

Yoshihiko Maehara

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

surgery today

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1436-2813

pISSN - 0941-1291

DOI - 10.1007/s00595-012-0344-0

Subject(s) - medicine , surgical oncology , colorectal cancer , epithelial–mesenchymal transition , oncology , cancer research , pathology , cancer , metastasis

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a key event in cancer metastasis. This study immunohistochemically examined the expression of EMT-related molecules in both primary colorectal cancer and pulmonary metastases, and analyzed the expression pattern.

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