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TY - JOUR AU - Leelawat, Kawin AU - Sakchinabut, Sompong AU - Narong, Siriluck AU - Wannaprasert, Jerasak PY - 2009 DA - 2009/04/30 TI - Detection of serum MMP-7 and MMP-9 in cholangiocarcinoma patients: evaluation of diagnostic accuracy JO - BMC Gastroenterology SP - 30 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Cholangiocarcinoma is an aggressive tumor with a tendency for local invasion and distant metastases. Timely diagnosis is very important because surgical resection (R0) remains the only hope for a cure. However, at present, there is no available tumor marker that can differentiate cholangiocarcinoma from benign bile duct disease. Previous studies have demonstrated that matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-7 and MMP-9 are frequently expressed in cholangiocarcinoma specimens. SN - 1471-230X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-9-30 DO - 10.1186/1471-230X-9-30 ID - Leelawat2009 ER -