Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression by differentiated thyroid carcinoma of children and adolescents
Patel A, Straight A, Mann H, Duffy E, Fenton C, Dinauer C, Tuttle R, Francis G. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression by differentiated thyroid carcinoma of children and adolescents. Journal Of Endocrinological Investigation 2002, 25: 403-408. PMID: 12035934, DOI: 10.1007/bf03344028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid carcinomaFollicular thyroid carcinomaThyroid carcinomaTIMP-1MMP-1MMP-1 expressionMatrix metalloproteinasesMT1-MMPRecurrent papillary thyroid carcinomaTumor-associated inflammatory cellsPrevious pathological studiesTumor-associated lymphocytesDifferentiated thyroid carcinomaTIMP-1 expressionMatrix metalloproteinase expressionThyroid cancer cellsIntensity of stainingBenign thyroid lesionsMembrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinasesInflammatory cellsPathological studiesNormal thyroid cellsMalignant lesionsBenign lesionsMetalloproteinase expression