Endocrine Abstracts

It is believed that differentiated thyroid tumors (DTC) metastasize via different pathways: papillary carcinoma (PTC) usually via lymphatic spread whereas follicular cancers (FTC) mainly hematogenously. However, the mechanism/s contributing to these tumors invasion is not fully understood.We examined the expression of lymphatic endothelial markers: Podoplanin (type-1 transmembrane mucin-like glycoprotein) and Prox1 (Prospero homeobox protein 1) in the PT...