Galectin-3 expression in various thyroid neoplasms and its possible role in metastasis formation

Human Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 428-433

  Kawachi, Kensuke ^a,b   Matsushita, Yoshifumi ^a,b   Yonezawa, Suguru ^a,b   Nakano, Shizuo ^a,b   Shirao, Kazusada ^a,b   Natsugoe, Shouji ^a,b   Sueyoshi, Kazunobu ^a,b   Aikou, Takashi ^a,b   Sato, Eiichi ^a,b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kagoshima City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Galectin; Metastasis; Papillary carcinoma; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 3;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

EID: 0034065728     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hp.2000.6534     Document Type: Article

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