Overexpression of vascular endothelial growth factor is responsible for the hematogenous recurrence of early-stage gastric carcinoma

European Surgical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 177-181

  Konno, Hiroyuki ^a   Baba, M ^a   Tanaka, T ^a   Kamiya, K ^a   Ota, M ^a   Oba, K ^a   Shoji, A ^a   Kaneko, T ^a   Nakamura, S ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastric carcinoma; Microvessel density; VEGF; Venous invasion

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA;

EID: 0033921879     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008760     Document Type: Article

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