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Collagen in colorectal cancer in relation to clinicopathologic stage and histologic grade
T Wobbes1, T Hendriks, H H de Boer
1Department of General Surgery, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|October 1, 1988
Abstract:
Interstitial collagen is a major constituent of the tumor matrix. The quantity of this protein may influence the prognosis. The collagen content of 54 colorectal tumors, measured as the hydroxyproline concentration in relation to clinicopathologic stage and histologic grade, was investigated and no support for either a negative or positive influence on the prognosis.