Combination of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cell-like phenotypes has independent prognostic value in gastric cancer

Human Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 520-528

  Ryu, Han Suk ^a   Park, Do Joong ^b   Kim, Hyung Ho ^b   Kim, Woo Ho ^c   Lee, Hye Seung ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer stem cell; Epithelial mesenchymal transition; Patient survival; Stomach cancer

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; HERMES ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN; VIMENTIN; ZINC FINGER E BOX BINDING HOMEOBOX 1; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER STEM CELL; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD44; CADHERINS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS; PHENOTYPE; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VIMENTIN;

EID: 84858156106     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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