Expression of Ezrin and E-cadherin in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and its significance

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 969-975

  Wang, Longyun ^a   Gao, Yemei ^b   Tu, Qingsong ^a   Hong, Jidong ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The First People's Hospital of Shaoyang   (China)

Author keywords

E cadherin; Ezrin; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CDH1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; EZRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CADHERINS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PROGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958073632     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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