Use of flow cytometry in the analysis of stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus and its association with MIB-1

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 975-978

  Lam, K Y ^a   Ma, Lily ^a   Law, Simon Y K ^c   Cheung, Leslie K N ^b   Luk, T F ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; MIB 1 labelling index; Prognosis; Squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030427069     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.12.975     Document Type: Article

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