| Literature DB >> 10454259 |
M Watanabe1, K Fukutome, H Kato, M Murata, J Kawamura, T Shiraishi, R Yatani.
Abstract
The c-met proto-oncogene encoding the receptor for the hepatocyte growth factor is expressed in several cancers. In the present study, c-met protein (c-Met) was detected in eight of 22 (36%) cases of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), five of 15 (33%) latent and 17 of 21 (81%) clinical prostate cancers, including seven metastatic lesions, using an immunohistochemical method. All seven (100%) metastatic lesions investigated demonstrated strong staining, and a correlation between c-Met expression and histology was observed. These results suggest a significant relationship between c-Met expression and progression of prostate neoplasms, including latent cancers.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10454259 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(99)00102-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN: 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679