Immunohistochemical Expression and Clinical Significance of Suggested Stem Cell Markers in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

• Main Authors: Jong Jin Sung (Author), Sang Jae Noh (Author), Jun Sang Bae (Author), Ho Sung Park (Author), Kyu Yun Jang (Author), Myoung Ja Chung (Author), Woo Sung Moon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Increasing evidence has shown that tumor initiation and growth are nourished by a small subpopulation of cancer stem cells (CSCs) within the tumor mass. CSCs are posited to be responsible for tumor maintenance, growth, distant metastasis, and relapse after curative operation. We examined...