Article

Expression of adhesion molecule epithelial cadherin and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in squamous neoplasia of the uterine cervix

DOI: 10.1080/20742835.2015.1110419
Author(s): Julian CrastaDepartment of Pathology, India, Gayatri RavikumarDepartment of Pathology, India, Sharon KoorseDepartment of Pathology, India, Premalatha SiddhartaDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, India, Elizabeth VallikadDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, India,

Abstract

Background: The objective of the study was to evaluate the expression of cell adhesion molecules [epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin)] and extracellular matrix protease [matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9] in preinvasive and invasive lesions of squamous neoplasia of the uterine cervix.

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