The value of CDX2 and cytokeratins 7 and 20 expression in differentiating colorectal adenocarcinomas from extraintestinal gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas: cytokeratin 7-/20+ phenotype is more specific than CDX2 antibody
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background/Objective</p> <p>Metastatic adenocarcinoma from an unknown primary site is a common clinical problem. Determining the cytokeratin (CK) 7/CK20 pattern of tumors is one of the most helpful procedures for this purpose since the CK7-/CK20+ patt...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Diagnostic Pathology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/7/1/9 |