The localization of endogenous estrogen was examined in 37 specimens from colorectal
cancer tissue and 28 specimens from adenomatous polyp tissue in the colon and rectum by …

Seventy-two patients with tumor and ten with non-neoplastic colon disease were studied for
the presence of estrogen receptors (ER) by three different methods. Only seven specimens …

Estrogen receptors have been found in normal and neoplastic gastrointestinal mucosa. The
aim of our study was to verify whether the content of cytosolic estrogen receptor in normal …

An immunohistochemical method (peroxidase antiperoxidase method) was carried out to
examine the distribution of endogenous estradiol (E2) and testosterone (Te). One hundred …

Epidemiological and experimental evidence support a role for sex steroid hormones in
colorectal cancer. The aims of this study were to determine expression of oestrogen receptor …

• Estrogen receptor protein was found in 24% of colonic neoplasms. Presence of estrogen
receptor activity was independent of age or sex of the patient, state of differentiation or …

Recently there have been several reports documenting the presence of estrogen receptors
(ERs) in human gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies, raising the possibility that these cancers …

Background: Colorectal adenocarcinoma is the most common type of gastrointestinal
cancer, with about 150,000 cases each year in the United States and about 56,730 deaths …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignancy in both genders with a high death rate,
accounting for about 56,000 each year in the USA only. In this study we examined the …

Thirty adenomas of the large bowel, removed from 15 females and 15 males, were
examined for the presence of estrogen receptor protein. The finding of positive binding …