The mismatch repair protein status of colorectal small cell neuroendocrine carcinomas

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1401-1404

  Stelow, Edward B ^a   Moskaluk, Christopher A ^a   Mills, Stacey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon; Colorectal; Microsatellite instability; Mismatch repair protein; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; Rectum; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN PMS2; PROTEIN MLH1; PROTEIN MSH2; PROTEIN MSH6;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MISMATCH REPAIR; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PROTEIN DEPLETION; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CARRIER PROTEINS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; MUTS HOMOLOG 2 PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEINS;

EID: 33750460628     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000213272.15221.38     Document Type: Article

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