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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2008; 14(41): 6376-6381
Published online Nov 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6376
Figure 1
Figure 1 Representative example demonstrating the immunohistochemical staining of CD44 molecule in gastric adenocarcinoma tissue. A: Negative CD44 staining in adeno-carcinoma glands and positive staining in the background lymphocytes (× 40); B: Membranous expression of CD44 in carcinoma cells with the stained lymphocytes as internal positive control in the background (× 40); C: Positive membranous staining of CD44 in carcinoma cells (× 40); D: Membranous and cytoplasmic expression of CD44 in carcinoma cells (× 40).
Figure 2
Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier curves of overall survival for CD44-positive and -negative gastric cancer cases.