Cytological features in eight patients with ALK-rearranged lung cancer.

Naoto KurodaMasahiko OharaYukari WadaKaori YasuokaKeiko MizunoKenji YoritaChiho ObayashiKengo Takeuchi

Published in: Diagnostic cytopathology (2017)

This study demonstrated that the presence of extracellular and intracellular mucin, signet-ring cells, small nucleoli, fine granular to vesicular chromatin, and nuclear groove in cytological samples may be a diagnostic clue for ALK-rearranged lung cancer.

Keyphrases

induced apoptosis
advanced non small cell lung cancer
gene expression
air pollution
fine needle aspiration
transcription factor
signaling pathway
oxidative stress
dna methylation
reactive oxygen species
endoplasmic reticulum stress