Are biopsy specimens predictive of HER2 status in gastric cancer patients?

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Published in Dig Dis Sci on August 24, 2012

Authors

M Pirrelli1, M L Caruso, M Di Maggio, R Armentano, A M Valentini

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology, Scientific Institute for Digestive Diseases S de Bellis, via Turi 27, Castellana Grotte, BA, Italy. michelepirrelli@libero.it

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