RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CD44, ALDH IMMUNE PHENOTYPES AND ENDOSCOPIC AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC FEATURES IN GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA
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Objective: To analyze the relationship between CD44 ALDH immunophenotype, with endoscopic and histopathological characteristics in gastric adenocarcinoma. Subject and Method: This was cross-sectional descriptive study; prospective design on 121 patients with confirmed diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma and surgical resection of the tumor at K Hospital. Analysis of the relationship between CD44, ALDH and parameters. Result: Patients with ulcerative tumors had a higher CD44 expression rate with 86.7%, p>0.05. Patients with intestinal tumor had a higher CD44 expression rate with 67.5%, p>0.05. Patients with tumor size from 2 to < 5 cm had the highest ALDH expression rate with 77.0%, p < 0.05. Patients with poorly differentiated tumors had the highest ALDH expression rate with 58.1%, p<0.05. Patients with stage III tumor had the highest ALDH expression rate with 71.6%, p<0.05. Conclusions: CD44 expression tends to be higher in ulcerative and intestinal forms. ALDH expression differs according to endoscopic tumor size, differentiation, and disease stage.
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Immunomarker CD44, ALDH, immunohistochemistry, cancer stem cells
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