Tumor angiogenesis in stage IB cervical cancer: Correlation of microvessel density with survival

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 314-319

  Obermair, A ^a   Wanner, C ^a   Bilgi, S ^a   Speiser, P ^a   Kaider, A ^a   Reinthaller, A ^a   Leodolter, S ^a   Gitsch, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cervical cancer; Microvessel density; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0031939388     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)80018-5     Document Type: Article

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