Mucins and NCAM (CD56) in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinogenesis

• Main Authors: Anna Beatriz Telles Esperança (Author), Aline Helen da Silva Camacho (Author), Juliana Bigi Maya Monteiro (Author), Geysa Bigi Maya Monteiro (Author), Adriana Caroli-Bottino (Author), Vera Lucia Nunes Pannain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Cholangiocarcinoma is the second most common malignant neoplasm of the hepatobiliary system. During cholangiocarcinogenesis phenotypic changes occur in the ductal epithelium, including the expression of mucins (MUC). However, the evaluating studies of the expression of mucins in the di...