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Knorpeltumoren: Morphologie, Genetik und Basisaspekte der Targettherapie
Knorpeltumoren sind eine heterogene Gruppe von mesenchymalen Tumoren, deren gemeinsames Charakteristikum die Bildung von chondroblastisch differenzierter Grundsubstanz durch die Tumorzellen ist. Die Grundzüge ...
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Riesenzelltumor des Knochens
Das histologische Bild des Riesenzelltumors des Knochens ist charakterisiert durch die zahlreichen osteoklastenähnlichen Riesenzellen. Diese sind aber nicht die eigentlichen Tumorzellen, sondern ein reaktives ...
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Die wichtigsten gutartigen osteoidbildenden Tumoren sind das Osteoidosteom und das Osteoblastom. Sie wachsen langsam und sind scharf begrenzt. Histologisch zeigen die Tumorzellen keine Atypien und keine vermeh...
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Open AccessThe prevalence of gastric heterotopia of the proximal esophagus is underestimated, but preneoplasia is rare - correlation with Barrett’s esophagus
The previously reported prevalence of gastric heterotopia in the cervical esophagus, also termed inlet patch (IP), varies substantially, ranging from 0.18 to 14%. Regarding cases with adenocarcinoma within IP,...
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First Delayed Resection Findings After Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) of Human Localised Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) in the IRENE Pilot Phase 2a Trial
It is postulated that focal IRE affords complete ablation of soft-tissue tumours while protecting the healthy peritumoral tissue. Therefore, IRE may be an interesting option for minimally invasive, kidney-tiss...
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Open AccessRole of tight junction proteins in gastroesophageal reflux disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is associated with impaired epithelial barrier function that is regulated by cell-cell contacts. The aim of the study was to investigate the expression pattern of selecte...
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Recently, we have shown that the new G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor GPR30 plays an important role in the development of tamoxifen resistance in vitro. This study was undertaken to evaluate the correlation...
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Role of GPR30 in the mechanisms of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer MCF-7 cells
Tamoxifen is the most frequently used anti-hormonal drug for treatment of women with hormone-dependent breast cancer. The aim of this study is to investigate the mechanism of tamoxifen resistance and the impac...
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Open AccessPromoter methylation of CDKN2A and lack of p16 expression characterize patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
The product of CDKN2A, p16 is an essential regulator of the cell cycle controlling the entry into the S-phase. Herein, we evaluated CDKN2A promoter methylation and p16 protein expression for the differentiatio...
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Allelic loss at TP53 in metastatic human endometrial carcinomas
Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) is implicated in the initiation and progression of various human neoplasia, and is observed in both early or in advanced-stage human cancers. The current study was aimed at investi...
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Chronic Mucosal Inflammation of the Gastric Cardia in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Is Not Regulated by FOXP3-Expressing T cells
Introduction Chronic inflammation at the cardia occurs in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), as well as in the presence of Helicobacter pylori. Regulatory T cells have been demonstrated for H. pylori-induced...
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Open AccessAPC promoter methylation and protein expression in hepatocellular carcinoma
We investigated the impact of promoter methylation on APC protein expression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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P53/MDM2 overexpression in metastatic endometrial cancer: correlation with clinicopathological features and patient outcome
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Localization of TFF3 peptide in human esophageal submucosal glands and gastric cardia: differentiation of two types of gastric pit cells along the rostro-caudal axis
TFF3 (trefoil factor family 3), which is a major secretory product of the gastric antrum and the intestine, but which is nearly absent in the gastric corpus, plays a key role in the maintenance of mucosal inte...
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Establishment and characterization of the permanent human cell line C3842 derived from a secondary chondrosarcoma in Ollier’s disease
The permanent human cell line C3842 was established from a secondary chondrosarcoma in a typical case of Ollier’s disease. In the present study, we analyzed the morphological, cytogenetic and molecular biologi...
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Synchronous granulomatous cholecystitis and fibroelastosis of the gallbladder
We describe an unusual form of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis in a 69-year-old man, with abundant intramural concrement formation and a local fibroelastosis of the adjacent interstitium and arteries. The ga...
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INK4a-ARF alterations in Barrett’s epithelium, intraepithelial neoplasia and Barrett’s adenocarcinoma
The INK4a-ARF [CDKN2A]- locus on chromosome 9p21 encodes for two tumour suppressor proteins, p16INK4a and p14ARF, which act as upstream regulators of the Rb-CDK4 and p53 pathways. To study the contribution of eac...
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A gradient of TFF3 (trefoil factor family 3) peptide synthesis within the normal human gastric mucosa
TFF3 is a member of the trefoil factor family (TFF) peptides, which enhance the surface integrity of mucous epithelia, and is typically secreted by intestinal goblet cells together with the mucin MUC2. Reports...
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Retraction Note to: HSP90 is a key for telomerase activation and malignant transition in pheochromocytoma
This article has been retracted. Please see the Retraction Notice for more detail: https://doi.org/10.1038/s12020_2020_2423-x.