The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 719-725, June 2008

Clinicopathological significance of PTEN loss and the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathway in sporadic colorectal neoplasms: is PTEN loss predictor of local recurrence?

  • Tamer Colakoglu, M.D.

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    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90-322-327 27 27; fax: +90-322-327 12 76.
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  • Sedat Yildirim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Fazilet Kayaselcuk, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Tarik Zafer Nursal, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Ali Ezer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Turgut Noyan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Hamdi Karakayali, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Haberal, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

Received 13 March 2007; received in revised form 28 May 2007 published online 28 April 2008.

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00176-1

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.05.061

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 719-725, June 2008

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