Discordance in HER2 status between primary gastric adenocarcinoma tumors and cells from the corresponding malignant effusions

Abstract Background Metastasis of gastric cancer commonly manifests as a malignant effusion, which presents an alternative cell source for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status identification. This study aimed to compare HER2 status in primary gastric adenocarcinoma tumors and corre...

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Main Authors: Hongsik Kim, Seung-Myoung Son, Chang Gok Woo, Ok-Jun Lee, Dae Hoon Kim, Hyo Yung Yun, Jieun Yun, Hee Kyung Kim, Yaewon Yang, Hye Sook Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6035-0