Hierarchical clustering analysis of pathologic and molecular data identifies prognostically and biologically distinct groups of colorectal carcinomas

Modern Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-137

  Furlan, Daniela ^a   Carnevali, Ileana W ^a   Bernasconi, Barbara ^a   Sahnane, Nora ^a   Milani, Katia ^a   Cerutti, Roberta ^a   Bertolini, Valentina ^b   Chiaravalli, Anna Maria ^a   Bertoni, Francesco ^c   Kwee, Ivo ^c   Pastorino, Roberta ^d   Carlo, Capella ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^c ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

chromosomal instability; colorectal carcinoma; hierarchical clustering analysis; molecular classification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHYLATION; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650889812     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.179     Document Type: Article

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