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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2010; 16(15): 1879-1884
Published online Apr 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1879
Comparative analysis of clinicopathological correlations of cyclooxygenase-2 expression in resectable pancreatic cancer
Marketa Hermanova, Petr Karasek, Jiri Tomasek, Jiri Lenz, Jiri Jarkovsky, Petr Dite
Marketa Hermanova, Jiri Lenz, First Department of Pathologic Anatomy, Medical Faculty of Masaryk University and St. Anne’s University Hospital, 65691 Brno, Czech Republic
Petr Karasek, Jiri Tomasek, Department of Complex Oncology Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, 65653 Brno, Czech Republic
Jiri Jarkovsky, Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
Petr Dite, Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Faculty of Masaryk University and The Faculty Hospital Brno, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
Author contributions: Hermanova M coordinated the study and wrote the manuscript; Hermanova M and Lenz J performed histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations of tumors included in the study; Karasek P, Tomasek J and Dite P participated in clinical data acquisition and in analysis and interpretations of results; Jarkovsky J performed the statistical analysis and participated in analysis and interpretation of obtained results.
Supported by A Grant from the Ministry of Health (IGA), No. NR 9295-3, Czech Republic
Correspondence to: Marketa Hermanova, MD, PhD, First Department of Pathologic Anatomy, Medical Faculty of Masaryk University and St. Anne’s University Hospital, Pekarska 53, 65691 Brno, Czech Republic. marketa.hermanova@fnusa.cz
Telephone: +420-54-3183218 Fax: +420-54-3182100
Received: January 5, 2010
Revised: January 26, 2010
Accepted: February 3, 2010
Published online: April 21, 2010
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