Enhanced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in metastatic melanoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 930-934

  Salven, P ^a   Heikkila P ^b   Joensuu, H ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Inflammatory cell; Melanoma; Metastasis; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NEVUS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; TUMOR ASSOCIATED LEUKOCYTE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030829035     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.486     Document Type: Article

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