Overexpression of β3/γ2 chains of laminin-5 and MMP7 in biliary cancer

Figure 3 LNβ3 expression in biliary tract cancer tissues. A-C: Extrahepatic bile duct cancer tissues; A: Well differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma positive for invasive front dominant staining; B: Papillary adenocarcinoma positive for diffuse staining; C: Moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma negative for staining; D-F: Gallbladder cancer tissues; A-C: Extrahepatic bile duct cancer tissues; D: Moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma positive for invasive front dominant staining; E: Papillary adenocarcinoma positive for diffuse staining; G-I: Carcinoma tissues of the ampulla of Vater; G: Well differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma positive for invasive front dominant staining; H: Well differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma positive for diffuse staining; I: Well differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma negative for staining.