Immunohistochemical Study of the CD44 Expression in Benign, Borderline and Malignant Surface Epithelial Ovarian Tumors and Metastatic Ovarian Tumors

• Main Authors: Gamze Yurdakan (Author), Nilüfer Onak Kandemir (Author), Sacide Çolak (Author), Aylin Ege Gül (Author), Nimet Karadayı (Author), Şükrü Oğuz Özdamar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Network, 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Carcinogenesis and metastasis are multistep processes involving complex interactions between tumor cells and the environment. The main cause of tumor cell movement in invasive carcinomas may be the loss of the intercellular adherence junction. One adhesion receptor, CD44, binds to hyaluro...