Tumor budding and E-Cadherin expression in endometrial carcinoma: Are they prognostic factors in endometrial cancer?

KOYUNCUOĞLU ÜLGÜN M., Okyay E., Saatli B., Olgan S., Akin M., Saygili U.

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, vol.125, no.1, pp.208-213, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 125 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.12.433
  • Journal Name: GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.208-213
  • Keywords: Endometrial carcinoma, Budding, E-cadherin, Prognosis, BETA-CATENIN EXPRESSION, LYMPH-NODE METASTASIS, COLORECTAL-CARCINOMA, CELL CARCINOMA, BREAST-CANCER, ALPHA-CATENIN, RECTAL-CANCER, MARKER, DEDIFFERENTIATION, ADENOCARCINOMA
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. To evaluate the prognostic value of tumor budding (TB) in endometrioid (EEC) and non-endometrioid endometrial cancers (NEEC) and to determine its correlation with expression of E-cadherin.