Impact of cytokeratin-20 and carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA detection by RT-PCR in regional lymph nodes of patients with colorectal cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1323-1329

  Rosenberg, R ^a   Hoos, A ^a   Mueller, J ^a   Nekarda, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CEA; CK 20; Colorectal cancer; Prognosis; RT PCR; Tumour cell involvement

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN 20; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033751141     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1442     Document Type: Article

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