Prognostic significance of caspase-3 expression in primary resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-48

  Hsia, Jiun Yi ^a   Chen, Chih Yi ^a   Chen, Jung Ta ^a   Hsu, Chung Ping ^a   Shai, Sen Ei ^a   Yang, Shyh Sheng ^a   Chuang, Cheng Yen ^a   Wang, Pei Yen ^a   Miaw, Jen ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caspase 3; Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CASPASE 3;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037309023     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2002.1338     Document Type: Article

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