Risk factors associated with perineural invasion in prostate cancer
β Scribed by Saadat, S.H.; Barghouth, I.; Kazzazi, A.; Momtahen, S.; Djavan, B.; Chamssuddin, A.
- Book ID
- 119183304
- Publisher
- Africa Journals Online
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 251 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1110-5704
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## Abstract Metastasizing prostate tumor cells invade along nerves innervating the encapsulated human prostate gland in a process known as perineural invasion. The extacellular matrix laminin class of proteins line the neural route and tumor cells escaping from the gland express the laminin binding
## BACKGROUND. Prostate carcinoma is often associated with perineural (PN) invasion. The common occurrence of this phenomenon has led to speculation regarding the mechanisms of this association, yet to date there have been no studies that clearly define biologic differences between PN and nonperin