Invasive behavior of ulcerative colitis-associated carcinoma is related to reduced expression of CD44 extracellular domain: comparison with sporadic colon carcinoma

• Main Authors: Araki Kayo (Author), Kikuchi Masaomi (Author), Numata Yoshiko (Author), Yoshida Tsutomu (Author), Mikami Tetuo (Author), Nakada Norihiro (Author), Okayasu Isao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To elucidate relations of invasion of ulcerative colitis (UC)-associated carcinoma with its prognosis, the characteristics of invasive fronts were analyzed in comparison with sporadic colonic carcinomas.</p> <p>Methods<...