Reduced expression of CD44 variant 9 is related to lymph node metastasis and poor survival in squamous cell carcinoma of tongue

Oral Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 545-549

  Sato, S ^a   Miyauchi, M ^a   Takekoshi, T ^a   Zhao, M ^a   Kudo, Y ^a   Ogawa, I ^b   Kitagawa, S ^a   Fujita, M ^a   Takata, T ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD44; Immunohistochemistry; Squamous cell carcinoma; Tongue

Indexed keywords

CD44V ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL ADHESION; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONGUE CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD44; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033794903     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1368-8375(00)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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