[Expression of CD44 variant v6 in breast carcinoma and its relationship with other parameters of tumor biology].

Background: The variant v6 of CD44 has been associated with metastatic behaviour in neoplasms such as lymphoma, colon carcinoma and breast carcinoma. The expression of CD44v6 in breast carcinoma by flow cytometry and its relationship with other tumor markers is studied in this paper.

Material And Methods: The expression of CD44v6 was studied in 46 fresh tissue specimens by flow cytometry using a monoclonal antibody which recognizes the variant v6.