The Immunohistochemical Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases-2 and -9 in Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms: May These Neoplasms be Non-Invasive?

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EKİNCİ Ö.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.29, sa.2, ss.123-127, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12996/gmj.2018.34
  • Dergi Adı: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.123-127
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMN) are debated about their potential to cause invasion and pseudomyxoma peritoneii (PMxP). Our aim was to examine these neoplasms by two invasion markers: matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9 (MMP).