Correlation of E-cadherin, VEGF, COX-2 expression to prognostic parameters in papillary thyroid carcinoma

Erdem H., GÜNDOĞDU C., ŞİPAL S.

EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY, cilt.90, sa.3, ss.312-317, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 90 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2011.01.008
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.312-317
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: PTC, COX-2, VEGF, E-cadherin, Prognostic factors, ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR, CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 EXPRESSION, CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE, COLORECTAL-CANCER, GENE-EXPRESSION, CELL CARCINOMA, UP-REGULATION, CARCINOGENESIS, ADENOCARCINOMA, NEOPLASMS
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Thyroid cancer represents approximately 1% of all human malignancies, papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common malignant tumor of the thyroid gland, accounting for 70-80% of all thyroid cancers. In the US, the incidence of thyroid cancer is 4 per 100,000 individuals. It is two to four times as frequent in women as in men.