Open AccessE-cadherin and calretinin as immunocytochemical markers to differentiate malignant from benign serous effusions
Author(s) -
HE Dong-nan,
Hongxia Zhu,
KunHe Zhang,
Wenjian Jin,
Weiming Zhu,
Ning Li,
Jieshou Li
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2406
Subject(s) - calretinin , serous fluid , pathology , medicine , effusion , immunohistochemistry , differential diagnosis , surgery
To investigate the expressions of E-cadherin and calretinin in exfoliated cells of serous effusions and evaluate their values in distinguishing malignant effusions from benign ones.