Expression of EGFR in gastric stromal tumors: A clinicopathologic study

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 310-315

  Qiu, Xiaofei ^a,b   Montgomery, Elizabeth ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Targeted therapy

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH TUMOR; TISSUE MICROARRAY; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 48949106155     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: 15334058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAI.0b013e318159b877     Document Type: Article

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