Open AccessGalectin-3 and HBME-1 Expression on agarose cell blocks from fine-needle aspirates of follicular cell-derived thyroid tumors
Author(s) -
Eman S Abusinna,
MY Hasan,
MM El-Deftar,
SA Amer,
LO Abdelsalam,
JA Nakhla
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/joc.joc_67_17
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , galectin 3 , thyroid , follicular phase , cell , cancer research , biology , biochemistry
To test the expression of galectin-3 (gal-3) and Hector Battifora mesothelial antigen-1 (HBME-1) on agarose cell blocks (CBs) of fine-needle aspirates aiming to determine their diagnostic value in thyroid follicle cell-derived tumors.