Expression of cathepsin D and E-cadherin in primary laryngeal cancers correlation with neck lymph node involvement

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between Cathepsin D (Cath-D) and E-Cadherin (E-Cad) expression levels in tumor tissue and neck lymph node metastasis. This attempt should be made to identify new factors that one could be useful in predicting clinical behavior.