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Immunohistochemical expression of bcl-2 and deaths in patients with cutaneous melanoma |
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| Lymph node metastases |
Subcutaneous metastasesa |
Visceral metastases |
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| (n = 35) |
(n = 28) |
(n = 17) |
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|
|
|
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| No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|
|
|
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| bcl-2-negative |
9 |
25.7 |
4 |
14.3 |
3 |
17.6 |
| Deaths |
4 |
11.4 |
3 |
10.7 |
1 |
5.9 |
| bcl-2-positive |
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| Intense staining |
17 |
48.6 |
20 |
71.4 |
11 |
64.7 |
| Weak staining |
9 |
25.7 |
4 |
14.3 |
3 |
17.6 |
| Deaths |
12 |
83.3 |
13 |
84.6 |
8 |
89 |
|
a Stage IV [16] | ||||||
Espíndola and Corleta World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008 6:65 doi:10.1186/1477-7819-6-65 |
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