Transcription factor snail1 expression and poor survival in pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 443-449

  Jouppila Mättö, Anna ^a,b   Tuhkanen, Hanna ^a,b   Soini, Ylermi ^a,b   Pukkila, Matti ^a,b   Närkiö Mäkelä, Mervi ^a,b   Sironen, Reijo ^a,b   Virtanen, Ismo ^c   Mannermaa, Arto ^a,b   Kosma, Veli Matti ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Endothelial cell; Epithelial mesenchymal transition; Pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; Prognosis; Snail1 protein; Stromal myofibroblast

Indexed keywords

SNAIL FAMILY TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUMOR MARKER; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MYOFIBROBLAST; PATHOLOGY; PHARYNX CANCER; PHYSIOLOGY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STROMA CELL; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE MICROARRAY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFIBROBLASTS; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; STROMAL CELLS; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 79952326138     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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