Review Article

Molecular Mechanism Underlying Lymphatic Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer

Table 1

Markers of cancer stem cells in pancreatic cancer.

Cancer stem cellsMarkersReferences

Tumor-initiating population EpCAM/ESA+CD44+CD24+[11, 13]
CD133+[11, 13]
ALDH-1+[11, 28]
Side population/ABCG2[29, 30]
Metastasis-initiating cellsCD133+CXCR-4+[9, 31]