The absence of CD56 expression can differentiate papillary thyroid carcinoma from other thyroid lesions

• Main Authors: Ioana Golu (Author), Mihaela Maria Vlad (Author), Alis Dema (Author), Lavinia Cristina Moleriu (Author), Anca Tudor (Author), Mihaela Iacob (Author), Oana Popa (Author), Marioara Cornianu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: The neural cell adhesion molecule CD56 is an antigen important for the differentiation of the follicular epithelium. Recent studies have reported low or absent expression of CD56 in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and its presence in normal thyroid tissue, benign thyroid lesions, and most...