Colorectal Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2007; 13(28): 3829-3835
Published online Jul 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i28.3829
Immunohistochemical molecular markers as predictors of curability of endoscopically resected submucosal colorectal cancer
Iwao Kaneko, Shinji Tanaka, Shiro Oka, Shigeto Yoshida, Toru Hiyama, Koji Arihiro, Fumio Shimamoto, Kazuaki Chayama
Iwao Kaneko, Kazuaki Chayama, Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Hiroshima, Japan
Shinji Tanaka, Shiro Oka, Shigeto Yoshida, Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Toru Hiyama, Health Service Center, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Koji Arihiro, Department of Pathology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Fumio Shimamoto, Department of Health Science, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Faculty of Human Culture and Society, Hiroshima, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a Grant from the Japanese Society of Gastro-enterological Endoscopy, Chugoku Branch
Correspondence to: Shinji Tanaka, MD, PhD, Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. colon@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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Received: March 15, 2007
Revised: April 23, 2007
Accepted: April 26, 2007
Published online: July 28, 2007
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