Status of extracellular matrix and adhesion markers in urothelial cancer of the urinary bladder

Frank, G.A.; Zavalishina, L.E.; Andreeva, I.Iu.

Arkhiv Patologii 67(3): 11-14

2005


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-1955
PMID: 16075604
Document Number: 587895
39 cases of transitory cell (15 cases of well differentiated, 12-moderately and 12- poorly differentiated) urothelial bladder carcinoma were studied immunohistochemically, Expression of adhesion molecules, collagen, laminin and tenascsin was investigated, Their role in a decrease of a differentiation degree of urothelial carcinoma was revealed. The possibility of the above markers use for individual prognosis is demonstrated.

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