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Lymphatic vessel invasion detected by the endothelial lymphatic marker D2-40 (podoplanin) is predictive of regional lymph node status and an independent prognostic factor in patients with resected esophageal cancer
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
esophageal cancer; lymphatic vessel invasion; podoplanin; D2-40; lymph node metastasis; prognosis
Title
Lymphatic vessel invasion detected by the endothelial lymphatic marker D2-40 (podoplanin) is predictive of regional lymph node status and an independent prognostic factor in patients with resected esophageal cancer
Journal
Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Issue
Article type
Original paper
Pages
90-97
Published online
2011-04-19
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1912
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2491
DOI
10.5603/FHC.2011.0013
Bibliographic record
Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2011;49(1):90-97.
Keywords
esophageal cancer
lymphatic vessel invasion
podoplanin
D2-40
lymph node metastasis
prognosis
Authors
Mirosław Kozłowski
Wojciech Naumnik
Jacek Nikliński
Robert Milewski
Grzegorz Łapuć
Jerzy Laudański