Extra-capsular growth of lymph node metastasis correlates with poor prognosis and high SOX9 expression in gastric cancer

Abstract Background Extra-capsular growth (ECG) describes the extension of neoplastic cells beyond the lymph node capsule. Aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of ECG and its association with a stem cell like phenotype indicated by expression of the transcription factor SOX9 in...

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Main Authors: Helena Link, Martin Angele, Miriam Schüller, Petra Ganschow, Lena Machetanz, Markus Guba, Jens Werner, Thomas Kirchner, Jens Neumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
ECG
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4413-7