Cadherin expression in gastrointestinal tract endometriosis: possible role in deep tissue invasion and development of malignancy
Van Patten K, Parkash V, Jain D. Cadherin expression in gastrointestinal tract endometriosis: possible role in deep tissue invasion and development of malignancy. Modern Pathology 2009, 23: 38-44. PMID: 19898423, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2009.127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep tissue invasionGastrointestinal endometriosisDevelopment of malignancyΒ-catenin expressionN-cadherin expressionSecretory endometriumProliferative endometriumTissue invasionN-cadherinE-cadherinPeritoneal endometriotic implantsCases of carcinomaΒ-cateninRepresentative tissue sectionsStrong membranous stainingNormal proliferative endometriumCell surface proteinsE-cadherin expressionColonic endometriosisEndometriotic implantsPeritoneal endometriosisPathology databaseNormal endometriumEndometriotic glandsSurface proteins