Highlights ■ Colorectal carcinoma originates from within cancer stem cells of the large intestine. ■ Tissue levels of ALDH1-2 and LGR5 proteins were associated with greater tumor aggressiveness. ■ Discovery of signaling pathways can improve cancer treatments that control cancer stem cells. ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the association of CD44, CD133, ALDH1-2, and LGR5 expression with clinicopathological tumor variables. Methods: Twenty-eight adult patients with colorectal carcinoma who underwent curative surgery were included in the study. Paraffin-embedded samples were subjected to […]