Medullary-type poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the large bowel: A distinct clinicopathologic entity characterized by microsatellite instability and improved survival

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2429-2438

  Lanza, Giovanni ^a   Gafà, Roberta ^a   Matteuzzi, Maurizio ^a   Santini, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0032794337     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.8.2429     Document Type: Article

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