CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 37, no. 3, 2011

Immunohistochemical Study in Colon Cancer Patients

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MIHALACHE AL.(1), ROGOVEANU I.(2)


(1)Emergency Department, County Emergency Hospital Slatina ;
(2)Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, County Emergency University Hospital, Craiova


Abstract:

Colorectal cancer is an important public health problem; it stands at the top of oncologic pathology, in Romania and in the world; colon cancer is the third most frequent cancer diagnosed in men and women. Immunohistochemistry plays an important role in differentiating tumor types, assessment of aggressiveness and recognizing of metastasis origin. Although the molecular analyses are increasingly used, many therapeutical protocols are still based on histological types and immunohistochemical phenotypes. We present the results of an immunohistochemical study on 120 patients with colorectal cancer


Keywords: colorectal cancer, immunohistochemistry, endoscopy.



Corresponding: Alexandru Mihalache, MD, County Emergency Hospital Slatina, Crisan 9-11 street, email: alexandru_mihalache2004@yahoo.com.


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.37.03.02 - Download PDF
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