Micropapillary Pattern at the Invasive Front and Its Association with Unresectable Colorectal Carcinomas

Unresectable colorectal carcinomas (CRCs) as considered incurable even if the primary tumors and the metastatic ones can undergo resection are correlated with poor prognosis. We evaluated the association between micropapillary pattern at the invasive front and unresectable CRCs. Thirty-four out of 2...

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Main Authors: Naohiko Akimoto, Takahiro Fujimori, Hiroyuki Mitomi, Kazuhito Ichikawa, Shigeki Tomita, Atsushi Tatsuguchi, Shunji Fujimori, Zenya Naito, Choitsu Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/851623