Pathological features and genetic alterations in colorectal carcinomas with characteristics of nonpolypoid growth

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 312-318

  Kaneko, K ^a,d   Kurahashi, T ^a   Makino, R ^b   Konishi, K ^a   Ito, H ^a   Katagiri, A ^a   Kumekawa, Y ^a   Hirayama, Y ^a   Yoneyama, K ^a   Kushima, M ^c   Kusano, M ^d   Tajiri, H ^e   Rembacken, B J ^f   Mitamura, K ^a   Imawari, M ^a  

^a Second Dept of Surgery   (Japan)

^b Clinical Research   (Japan)

^c Department of Pathology ^*  (Japan)

^d SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenoma carcinoma sequence; Colorectal carcinoma; Genetic pathway; PCR SSCP

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; PROTEIN P53; RAS PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; ONCOGENE RAS; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYPLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 3843087400     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601965     Document Type: Article

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