TY - BOOK AU - Omnia Ibrahim Mohammed Afifi AU - Rehab Fawzi Kasem , AU - Samia Mostafa Elazab , TI - Immunohistochemical assessment of cancer stem cells in mucoepidermoid carcinoma / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Omnia Ibrahim Mohammed Afifi , KW - Cancer stem cells KW - Mucoepidermoid carcinoma KW - Salivary gland tumors N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Oral Pathology; Issued also as CD N2 - Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are cancer cells that possess characteristics associated with normal stem cells, specifically the ability to give rise to all cell types found in a particular cancer sample. Such cells are proposed to persist in tumors as a distinct population and cause relapse and metastasis by giving rise to new tumors. Therefore, development of specific therapies targeted at CSCs holds hope for improvement of survival and quality of life of cancer patients UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -