Beta-catenin expression and its association with prognostic factors in adenocarcinoma developed in Barrett esophagus

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 451-456

  Osterheld, Maria Chiara ^a   Bian, Yan Song ^a   Bosman, Fred T ^a   Benhattar, Jean ^a   Fontolliet, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Barrett esophagus; Beta Catenin; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BETA CATENIN; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0036126218     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/1DB6-GFVH-RA6W-Q07Y     Document Type: Article

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