ea0029oc15.5 | Thyroid Basic | ICEECE2012
Janik J.
, Strzyzewska-Jowko I.
, Rudzinska M.
, Czerwinska J.
, Kiedrowski M.
, Olszewski W.
, Gornicka B.
, Sowinski J.
, Czarnocka B.
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...