Open AccessDiagnostic value of serum human epididymis protein 4 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Shiyuan Liu,
Muhammad Bilal,
Jun Zhu,
Shaomin Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i10.1167
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal squamous cell carcinoma , basal cell , epididymis , carcinoma , value (mathematics) , pathology , oncology , cancer research , andrology , sperm , machine learning , computer science
Numerous studies have demonstrated that human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) is overexpressed in various malignant tissues including ovarian, endometrial, lung, breast, pancreatic, and gastric cancers. However, no study has examined the diagnostic impact of HE4 in patient with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) until now.