Open AccessExpression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen and CD44 variant exon 6 in primary tumors and corresponding lymph node metastases of colorectal carcinoma with Dukes' stage C or D
Author(s) -
Jicheng Zhang,
Zuoren Wang,
Yan-Juan Cheng,
Ding-Zhong Yang,
Jie Shi,
Liang Ai-lin,
Ning-Na Liu,
Xiaomin Wang
Publication year - 2003
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.v9.i7.1482
Subject(s) - lymph node , proliferating cell nuclear antigen , colorectal cancer , medicine , lymph , cd44 , primary tumor , stage (stratigraphy) , pathology , metastatic carcinoma , carcinoma , immunohistochemistry , metastasis , cell , cancer research , oncology , cancer , biology , paleontology , genetics
To study changes in characteristics of colorectal carcinoma during the metastatic process and to investigate the correlation between cell proliferation activity and metastatic ability of patients with Dukes' stage C or D.