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- Title
Combined immunohistochemistry of beta-catenin, cytokeratin 7, and cytokeratin 20 is useful in discriminating primary lung adenocarcinomas from metastatic colorectal cancer.
- Authors
Ikeda, Satoshi; Fujimori, Masahiko; Shibata, Satoshi; Okajima, Masazumi; Ishizaki, Yasuyo; Kurihara, Takeshi; Miyata, Yoshihiro; Iseki, Masahiko; Shimizu, Yosuke; Tokumoto, Noriaki; Ozaki, Shinji; Asahara, Toshimasa
- Abstract
It is important to discriminate between primary and secondary lung cancer. However, often, the discriminating diagnosis of primary lung acinar adenocarcinoma and lung metastasis of colorectal cancer based on morphological and pathological findings is difficult. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of immunohistochemistry of beta-catenin, cytokeratin (CK) 7, and CK20 for the discriminating diagnosis of lung cancer.
- Publication
BMC cancer, 2006, Vol 6, p31
- ISSN
1471-2407
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2407-6-31