Abstract:Background & objective: The role Ki-67 as a prognostic marker has been studied in many cancers in many studies. However, only few studies reported the prognostic role of Ki-67 in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) with contradictory opinions. The present study was undertaken to assess the Ki-67 proliferation index (PI) in tissue sections of CRC and to investigate the relationship between the proliferative activity and histological type, grade and stage of the tumour.
Methods: The present cross-sectional desc… Show more
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