Reduced membranous and ectopic cytoplasmic expression of DSC2 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: An independent prognostic factor

Human Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1456-1465

  Fang, Wang Kai ^a   Gu, Wei ^a   Li, En Min ^a   Wu, Zhi Yong ^b   Shen, Zhong Ying ^a   Shen, Jin Hui ^b   Wu, Jian Yi ^a   Pan, Feng ^a   Lv, Zhuo ^a   Xu, Xiu E ^a   Huang, Qiao ^a   Xu, Li Yan ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b SHANTOU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Desmocollin 2; Esophageal squamous carcinoma; Independent prognostic factor; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOCOLLIN 2; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DSC2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; WESTERN BLOTTING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; DESMOCOLLINS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, MESSENGER; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77957142812     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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