Tissue Microarray Molecular Profiling of Early, Node-Negative Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum: A Comprehensive Analysis

• Main Authors: Hoos, A., Nissan, A., Stojadinovic, A., Shia, J., Hedvat, C., Leung, Denis H. Y.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2002
• Subjects: Econometrics; Medicine and Health Sciences
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/479
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Purpose: Early-stage adenocarcinoma of the rectum treated with curative intent has a favorable overall prognosis; however, 20%-30% of the patients recur, and the majority ultimately die of disease. Recurrence and tumor-related mortality may be attributable to molecular abnormalities in primary tumor...